OTTAWA—Celina Caesar-Chavannes, the MP for Whitby who openly criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the SNC-Lavalin controversy, is leaving the Liberal fold to sit as an independent in the House of Commons. Trudeau told reporters before question period that the rookie MP notified his office Wednesday that she is leaving the Liberal caucus. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, who was then the parliamentary secretary to the minister of international development, during a Black History Month reception at the Museum of History in Gatineau on Feb. 12, 2018. Trudeau said Wednesday that Caesar-Chavannes had left the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent MP. ( Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO )“I have just been notified by my office that Celina Caesar-Chavannes has decided to sit as an independent.

Source: thestar March 20, 2019 18:52 UTC