OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is quitting the federal cabinet days after allegations became public the Prime Minister’s Office pressured the former justice minister to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution. With a heavy heart I have submitted my letter of resignation to the Prime Minister as a member of Cabinet… https://t.co/Ejjh8smwYO — Jody Wilson-Raybould (@Puglaas) February 12, 2019Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says Wilson-Raybould told the prime minister Monday night of her intention to resign from cabinet. On Monday, he said in Vancouver that he’d told Wilson-Raybould that any decision on the subject was hers alone. Last month, Trudeau moved Wilson-Raybould out of the justice portfolio in a cabinet shuffle brought on by former minister Scott Brison’s departure from politics, elevating David Lametti as her replacement. “My resignation as a minister of the Crown in no way changes my commitment to seeing that fundamental change achieved.

Source: National Post February 12, 2019 16:38 UTC