Since the SNC-Lavalin affair began in early February, Canadian politics has been consumed by a dispute that is, fundamentally, about the rule of law. The details of the deliberations, in which Wilson-Raybould and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau disagreed, were released by someone within the government. As cover goes, it’s pretty sparse — the dispute over Joyal dates back to the summer of 2017, long before Wilson-Raybould’s demotion. That’s wildly inappropriate, and again, speaks to a fundamental lack of respect for the complicated and fragile norms that underpin this country’s commitment to the rule of law. It has now offered Canadians two clear warnings that the Liberal commitment to the rule of law may be, at best, conditional.

Source: National Post March 29, 2019 21:11 UTC