Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened the door to more questions this morning about his conversations with former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould regarding the SNC-Lavalin fraud case and his reasons for shuffling her out of that role. Wilson-Raybould was moved from the Department of Justice to Veterans Affairs in January's cabinet shuffle. When pressed to say whether the SNC-Lavalin affair played a role in reassigning Wilson-Raybould, Trudeau said there were a "wide range of factors" to consider. "Any time one makes a decision to shift members of cabinet, there always a wide range of factors that go into making that decision," he said. "There were many discussions going on, which is why Jody Wilson-Raybould asked me if I was directing her or going to direct her to take a particular decision," Trudeau said.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2019 15:45 UTC