Trudeau acknowledges ‘erosion of trust’ between PMO, Wilson-Raybould over SNC-Lavalin case GlobePolitics
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, March 7, 2019.Prime Minster Justin Trudeau says he didn’t realize there was an “erosion of trust” between his office and former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould over the fall of 2018 and admitted he should have realized this was taking place.
He offered no apologies for what has taken place, admitted no wrongdoing in what has unfolded since The Globe and Mail reported on Feb. 7 that officials in the Prime Minister’s Office put pressure on Ms. Wilson-Raybould to reach a negotiated settlement with SNC-Lavalin.Jody Wilson-Raybould testified to the Commons Justice Committee that she faced “consistent and sustained” political pressure from Mr.
“What has become clear over the various testimonies is over the past months there was an erosion or trust between my office, my former principal secretary and the former attorney-general,” Mr. Trudeau told reporters at the National Press Theatre.
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