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Minister Central to Trudeau Ethics Inquiry Suddenly Quits
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Feb 12, 2019 06:35pm |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Author | Ian Austen |
| News Date | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | OTTAWA — A cabinet minister at the center of an ethics investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada abruptly resigned on Tuesday, casting a cloud over his Liberal Party in an election year.
The minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould, gave no reason for leaving her position in charge of veterans affairs. But last week, The Globe and Mail, citing unnamed sources, reported that Mr. Trudeau or his staff had pressured Ms. Wilson-Raybould when she was justice minister to back off the corruption and bribery prosecution of a prominent, Montreal-based engineering company.
According to The Globe and Mail, Ms. Wilson-Raybould was asked to order prosecutors, who are independent of politicians in Canada, to seek a “remediation agreement” with the engineering company, SNC-Lavalin, that would prevent a trial in exchange for payment of a fine.
Ms. Wilson-Raybould has been silent on the question, citing attorney-client privilege, and the criminal prosecution has continued without interruption. |
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