OTTAWA—Jody Wilson-Raybould is sticking by her refusal to speak about allegations that she was pressured by prime minister’s top aides to seek mediation instead of pursuing criminal charges against Quebec construction giant SNC-Lavalin. As opposition Conservatives and New Democrats called for emergency parliamentary committee hearings into the allegations, Wilson-Raybould issued a statement Friday which offered no comment on — nor denial of — the allegations, for the second day in a row. Jody Wilson-Raybould, shown in 2018, is sticking by her refusal to comment on allegations that she was pressured by prime minister’s top aides to seek mediation instead of pursuing criminal charges against Quebec construction giant SNC-Lavalin when she served as justice minister. The next moves now lie with the prime minister. “If the prime minister has nothing to hide, as he has suggested, then should have no reason to fear these individuals appearing before the justice committee,” Scheer said.

Source: thestar February 08, 2019 17:03 UTC