Former Liberal minister Philpott says Canadians need to know ‘whole story’ of SNC-Lavalin affair GlobePolitics
Liberal MP Jane Philpott, waits to deliver a keynote speech at an International Women's Day event at Ottawa City Hall on Friday, March 8, 2019.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has brushed aside calls from former cabinet minister Jane Philpott to waive all cabinet and solicitor general privileges to allow Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak freely about the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Conservative MPs forced marathon votes on spending estimates Wednesday night that are expected to take up most of Thursday and force the cancellation of the Commons Question Period. She has asked Prime Minister to give her another waiver from solicitor-client privilege and cabinet confidentiality to talk about conversations with Mr. Trudeau that led to her resignation from cabinet.
This week, the government has tried to shift the political focus from the SNC-Lavalin affair to the budget. The issue has dominated Parliament since The Globe and Mail reported on Feb. 7 that the Prime Minister’s Office pressured the former attorney general to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with SNC-Lavalin.
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