Liberal-dominated ethics committee shuts down opposition attempt for new SNC-Lavalin inquiry GlobePolitics
The Liberal-dominated House of Commons ethics committee shut down an attempt by opposition parties Wednesday to launch a new inquiry into the SNC-Lavalin affair and allow former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould another opportunity to testify about the fallout from the ongoing controversy.
Ms. Wilson-Raybould testified before the justice committee that she faced “constant and sustained” pressure from the Prime Minister and other top aides to override federal prosecutors and grant a deferred prosecution agreement for SNC-Lavalin. NDP MP Tracey Ramsey supported the Conservatives call for an ethics inquiry and accused the Liberals of “trying to silence” Ms. Wilson-Raybould and Ms. Philpott.
“The justice committee has been very clear. The study is done,” said Ms. Ramsey, who is vice chair of the justice committee. “There have been multiple attempts to bring it back to the justice committee, but it has been downed by [Liberal] members of the justice committee.” “A request was made for ‘copies of text messages and e-mails’ that I referred to in my testimony on Feb. 27, 2019 … I will provide copies,” she wrote to the committee last week. “Related to these requests, I also have relevant facts and evidence in my possession that further clarify statements I made and elucidate the accuracy and nature of statements by witnesses in testimony that came after my committee appearance.
In the fallout from The Globe report, Ms. Wilson-Raybould and Ms. Philpott resigned from their cabinet positions and Mr. Trudeau’s close friend, Gerald Butts, stepped down. On March 18, former clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick retired, saying he had lost the “trust and respect" of the opposition parties over his role in the SNC-Lavalin case.
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