A scandal is swirling around Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party. It could threaten the political future of the country's leader and the rule of the Liberal Party, seven months ahead of national elections.
A scandal is swirling around Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party. It could threaten the political future of the country's leader and the rule of the Liberal Party, seven months ahead of national elections.
What happened?The Globe and Mail reported on February 7 that Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former minister of justice and attorney general, had been pressured to help a Quebec-based construction company settle a criminal case and avoid a prosecution over allegations that it bribed officials in Libya for government contracts.
— Jody Wilson-Raybould March 4, 2019 Trudeau has been seen as a figure who will do politics differently, but Beland said,"You hear on social media that he's just a politician like any other." The claim of pressuring and Trudeau's perceived lack of candor about what happened"is very damaging" since the issue centers around"trying to undermine the rule of law.""He has not said much about this," Beland said.
— Jane Philpott March 4, 2019 The resignation of the two Cabinet members hurts Trudeau's vision of promoting feminism and helping indigenous people, Beland said. Wilson-Reybould is an indigenous woman and Philpott had been minister of Indigenous Services.The controversy also accentuates the belief among some that Trudeau cares more about Quebec, where SNC-Lavalin is located, than other regions and industries, such as the oil industry in the West.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May asks Gerald Butts whether there was any evidence jobs were actually at stake, if SNC-Lavalin did not get a deferred prosecution agreement.— CTV News March 6, 2019 Canada could also face the prospect of a minority government, where neither party has a majority. That would be a weaker government. The New Democratic Party, a leftist party, could have more clout in that arrangement.
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