There is no calm for the Liberals as the storm of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s upcoming appearance at the justice committee rumbles towards them. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons Monday he has waived solicitor-client privilege, freeing the former justice minister to talk about “relevant matters” as long as she does not touch on two court cases involving SNC Lavalin. While we don’t know when Wilson-Raybould will appear at committee, we do know she wants 30 minutes for an opening statement. After the clerk of the Privy Council’s unconventional committee appearance last week and Wilson-Raybould’s letter of intent, I’m less sure. “I was informing the minister of context.”The adjudicator of whether Wernick, and perhaps even the prime minister himself, crossed any lines will be the ethics commissioner.

Source: National Post February 25, 2019 23:44 UTC