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It has been 1 year since Trudeau lied about pressuring his Attorney General to intervene in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, a company that illegally donated $100,000 to the Liberal Party of Canada. #cdnpoli
Opposition Members of Parliament immediately called for an investigation into apparent criminal obstruction of justice by the Prime Minister and his office. @nathancullen
In response, Liberal MPs repeated Trudeau's lie in Parliament. @viraniarif
In response, Liberal MPs repeated Trudeau's lie in Parliament. @viraniarif
Trudeau lied about pressuring his Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould, suggesting her story is not credible because she remained in cabinet. #cdnpoli
"In our system of government, her presence in cabinet should actually speak for itself."
"In our system of government, her presence in cabinet should actually speak for itself."
Less than 24 hours after Trudeau suggested Jody Wilson-Raybould's continued presence in cabinet undermined her credibility, @Puglaas resigned from cabinet and hired legal council
In response to Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet, Trudeau said she was "not consistent" and that she had never raised concerns with him.
That was another lie. #cdnpoli
That was another lie. #cdnpoli
Meanwhile, as Trudeau was in front of cameras attacking his former Attorney General, the NDP filed an official request for investigation with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner @CharlieAngusNDP
https://twitter.com/CharlieAngusNDP/status/1093922396363464710
https://twitter.com/CharlieAngusNDP/status/1093922396363464710
Following Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet, Trudeau was asked if he thinks she experienced political interference differently than others (Feb 15, 2019) #LiberalCorruption #cdnpoli
Then on February 18 2019, Trudeau's principal secretary and life-long friend Gerald Butts resigned. Butts denies ever pressuring the Attorney General; it is not clear why he resigned. #cdnpoli https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-full-text-of-gerald-buttss-resignation-statement/
After weeks of obstruction by Trudeau Liberals, opposition parties were finally able to call witnesses to testify at committee.
Privy Council Clerk Micheal Wernick attempted to distract by bizarrely raising the spectre of political assassinations #cdnpoli
Privy Council Clerk Micheal Wernick attempted to distract by bizarrely raising the spectre of political assassinations #cdnpoli
Leader of the Official Opposition Andrew Scheer urged backbench Liberal MPs to do the right thing and call Justin Trudeau to testify at the Justice Committee hearings (February 25, 2019) #cdnpoli But in the end, Liberals chose to protect Trudeau
On February 27 2019, former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould testified that Trudeau and his office led a sustained campaign to politically interfere in the exercise of her prosecutorial discretion on behalf of SNC-Lavalin #cdnpoli
Following Jody Wilson-Raybould's testimony, opposition leader Andrew Scheer called for an RCMP investigation and Trudeau's resignation, saying he "has lost the moral authority to govern" #TrudeauCorruption (February 27, 2019)
Jody Wilson-Raybould's testimony about #TrudeauCorruption, Andrew Scheer's call for an RCMP investigation, and Trudeau's refusal to resign made international headlines https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/27/canada-trudeau-snc-lavalin-jody-wilson-raybould
Trudeau's replacement Attorney General, David Lametti, raised new concerns when he refused to say whether he thinks it’s appropriate for a government to interfere in a criminal prosecution for political reasons. #TrudeauCorruption (March 3, 2019)
#TrudeauCorruption was too much for one Liberal MP.
On March 4, 2019, Treasury Board President @janephilpott resigned from cabinet:
"It is a fundamental doctrine of the rule of law that our Attorney General should not be subjected to political pressure"
On March 4, 2019, Treasury Board President @janephilpott resigned from cabinet:
"It is a fundamental doctrine of the rule of law that our Attorney General should not be subjected to political pressure"
With the principled resignation of @Puglaas and @janephilpott, the Trudeau government lost two of their most respected, capable, and ethical ministers.
Inexplicably, the rest of the Liberal caucus chose to support #TrudeauCorruption
Inexplicably, the rest of the Liberal caucus chose to support #TrudeauCorruption
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
@janephilpott on #TrudeauCorruption via @DonMartinCTV @RobertFife
@janephilpott on #TrudeauCorruption via @DonMartinCTV @RobertFife
