Multiple sources tell CBC News that some cabinet ministers were concerned about the optics of her unprecedented request to attend a meeting of the inner circle just a week after she'd quit cabinet. One of Trudeau's cabinet ministers Ralph Goodale discusses his former colleague's surprise appearance today. The sources tell CBC that Wilson-Raybould contacted the prime minister the next morning, just before the cabinet meeting, asking to attend. The sources say Labour Minister Patty Hajdu was among those arguing for giving Wilson-Raybould permission to speak to cabinet. What Wilson-Raybould told them during the hour or so she attended cabinet isn't clear — but sources say she was unapologetic.

Source: CBC News February 20, 2019 17:32 UTC