Mr Trudeau said former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and former treasury board chief Jane Philpott would no longer be allowed to sit as Liberal legislators. “The trust that previously existed between these two individuals and our team has been broken,” Mr Trudeau told an emergency meeting of caucus. Ms Philpott quit shortly afterward, saying she had lost confidence in how Mr Trudeau was handling the matter. Mr Trudeau, who came to power promising “sunny ways” and a greater role for women in politics, admitted it “has been a difficult few weeks”. Mr Philpott said on Facebook that she “did not initiate the crisis now facing the party or the prime minister .

Source: The Irish Times April 03, 2019 14:26 UTC