Had former Treasury Board president Jane Philpott sought to sabotage her government by breathing new life in the SNC-Lavalin saga this week, she would not have acted otherwise. Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould say they want to remain in the Liberal party, but they clearly have its leader in their sights, Chantal Hébert writes. That’s not just because she is constrained by cabinet confidentiality — a contention, in passing, that is increasingly challenged by parliamentary experts. It was only as of the January cabinet shuffle that Philpott moved from peripheral player and sympathetic ear to active and vocal protagonist in the saga. At this juncture, there is also little lingering doubt as to who really has been and remains in their sights.

Source: thestar March 22, 2019 16:41 UTC