[Want the Canada Letter in your inbox every week? Ms. Wilson-Raybould accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his aides and others of applying improper pressure and making “veiled threats” to get her to reach a settlement in a criminal corruption case involving SNC-Lavalin, the major construction and engineering company in Montreal. We did, of course, keep a watch on her testimony, its immediate aftermath and the possible consequences for Mr. Trudeau:[Read: Trudeau Promised a Fresh Approach to Politics. Now He’s Embroiled in Scandal][Read: Trudeau’s Political Woes Mount With Demands for More Inquiries][Read: Trudeau’s Ex-Attorney General: ‘Veiled Threats’ Were Made to Drop Case]It’s risky to predict how this will all play out, both in the short term and for October’s federal election. That’s in part because those outcomes will likely be affected by a series of investigations, both active and proposed, into the actions of the prime minister and his aides.

Source: New York Times March 02, 2019 03:56 UTC