Wilson-Raybould is seeking to bolster her testimony with copies of emails and texts. Drouin said she gave Wilson-Raybould’s senior staff a copy of the draft legal opinion on Sept. 8. The legal opinion prepared for Wilson-Raybould outlines clearly that although she could assume conduct of a prosecution, or direct a specific course of action in a particular case, it had never before happened. “To date, the Attorney General of Canada has not issued any directives in respect of specific cases,” the department wrote. The Star has reported that her successor, David Lametti, has sought external advice in the SNC-Lavalin affair, but will not reveal what it is.

Source: thestar March 29, 2019 00:45 UTC