Wilson-Raybould resigned from cabinet on Feb. 12 over what she called “political and partisan” pressure and “veiled threats” to halt a bribery and fraud prosecution against engineering multinational SNC-Lavalin , based in Quebec. This is like breaching a constitutional principle of prosecutorial independence.”She has since come under fire for taping Wernick without his knowledge. Trudeau denied he or his staff had pressured Wilson-Raybould or behaved inappropriately on the SNC-Lavalin file. She said Saturday’s Big House ceremony and feast on her home turf emboldened her to continue amidst political turmoil. And Wilson-Raybould said she’ll draw upon the formative influence of her grandmother Effery Pearson, an outspoken Indigenous political and cultural advocate, as she faces whatever salvo comes next.

Source: thestar March 31, 2019 23:37 UTC