"As the former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, I am bound by solicitor-client privilege in this matter," she said. In her role as attorney general, Wilson-Raybould served as the government's top lawyer and the chief law officer of the Crown — nominally representing the government in all of its prosecutions. Under common law, communication between the office of the attorney general and other offices of government typically is privileged under the solicitor-client privilege. But at least one criminal defence lawyer was questioning Wilson-Raybould's privilege argument Friday, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could easily waive it and allow his former justice minister to speak freely and truthfully on the matter. In an interview with CBC Radio's The House, Lametti said that if the justice committee proceeds with such a study, he would agree to appear.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2019 15:33 UTC