The former attorney general has extensive political skills. As an Indigenous woman she is also navigating a system that's still stacked against her.
Each time something new drops into public view on the Jody Wilson-Raybould and SNC-Lavalin affair, it seems to render the present version of the story virtually unrecognizable from that of the previous day or week.
“I was taught to always be careful of what you say, because you cannot take it back. I was taught to always hold true to your core values and principles and to act with integrity. These are the teachings of my parents, my grandparents and my community,” she said. “I come from a long line of matriarchs and I am a truth-teller in accordance with the laws and traditions of our Big House. This is who I am and this is who I will always be.
Even if he was an outlier, Thomas says it’s difficult to imagine a politician with a different demographic profile being slammed rather than lauded for the same stance.
“She was portraying these agentic qualities of being in command of her portfolio, of not bowing to pressure, these sorts of things,” Tolley says. “But when women portray these characteristics, they morph from being agentic characteristics into being difficult or a thorn in the side.”
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