VANCOUVER—Members of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s nation and family are coming to her defence, following her resignation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet Tuesday and earlier dismissal as attorney general. Vancouver-Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould appears at a University of B.C. ( David P. Ball / Star Vancouver )“Trudeau’s gone after one of our matriarchs,” Wilson, 47, said in an interview Wednesday in Vancouver. Kwakwaka'wakw hereditary chief and father of Jody Wilson-Raybould said he saw the treatment of his daughter as insulting and demeaning to their community. Assembly of First Nations, which Wilson-Raybould previously led, also decried the events leading up to her resignation.

Source: thestar February 15, 2019 03:45 UTC