Grits on the committee tabled a motion calling for study into the rise of hate crimes.
Jody Wilson-Raybould appears at the House of Commons Justice Committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2019.
OTTAWA — The Liberal-dominated justice committee has pulled the plug on its probe of the SNC-Lavalin affair, prompting renewed howls of outrage from opposition MPs. Conservative and New Democrat MPs unsuccessfully pressed the House of Commons committee today to recall former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould so she could shed more light on the simmering controversy.
Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin finds itself at the centre of a national political storm over allegations prime ministerial aides crossed a line in leaning on Wilson-Raybould to help the company avoid criminal prosecution on corruption charges.
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