Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick is leaving his post as Canada's top bureaucrat, saying there is "no path" for him to have a "relationship of mutual trust and respect" with opposition party leaders. Trudeau didn't ask for resignation: PMOAs clerk, Wernick also served on the new "critical election incident public protocol" team. On Monday, the Prime Minister's Office announced that Ian Shugart, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, will take over as clerk. A spokesman for the prime minister said Trudeau did not ask for Wernick's resignation. Last month, Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion announced he'd investigate claims that the Prime Minister's Office tried to influence Wilson-Raybould on the SNC-Lavalin file.

Source: CBC News March 18, 2019 17:59 UTC