Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a donor appreciation event for the Liberal Party of Canada in downtown St. John's on Feb. 22, 2019. This is the week when polls started to document the damage to the Liberal re-election prospects in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin scandal and it’s not looking good, Chantal Hébert writes. The clerk’s appearance effectively killed the notion of a rogue PMO operation on the former attorney general. He would be the go-to person Trudeau and/or his advisers would consult if they had any doubts as to the propriety of their interventions. Wernick’s unequivocal contribution to the SNC-Lavalin saga puts him on the same page as both Trudeau and Butts — a fact that can only be a source of comfort to both of them.

Source: thestar February 22, 2019 19:52 UTC