Also: Teachers are free to use their own judgment for sex ed, an Ontario court has ruled
As we head into the weekend, here’s the latest on SNC-Lavalin and a look at the key players in the affair:
The Liberal government is attempting to counter Jody Wilson-Raybould’s allegations of political pressure, as Justin Trudeau’s close friend and former principal secretary Gerald Butts is nowAt the same time, the Liberal-dominated committee rejected opposition efforts to invite other witnesses, including Jessica Prince, who was chief of staff to Wilson-Raybould when she was justice minister and attorney-general.
Wilson-Raybould said that in a text to her chief of staff, Butts said, “there is no solution here that does not involve some interference.”Meanwhile, Trudeau is set to do a minor cabinet shuffle today to fill the vacancy left after Wilson-Raybould’s resignation as minister of veterans affairs.that the scandal could spark a bid for a hostile takeover of SNC, in turn putting Canadian jobs at risk.
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