An ethics scandal has plunged Justin Trudeau's government into disarray, with the Canadian Prime Minister facing unprecedented political peril
the talking point from the government that Trudeau played no role in pressuring her to cut a plea deal with a Montreal-based company. Wilson-Raybould described and shared notes from about 10 meetings and 10 phone calls with 11 senior members of the government, including Trudeau. She said after she repeatedly fought pressure last fall from officials in Trudeau's office and other departments to deliver a non-prosecution agreement, the prime minister brought it up with her.
Wilson-Raybould also said the prime minister and others raised the suggestion that cutting a deal could help the provincial wing of their Liberal party in an election last October, which it ultimately lost. Wilson-Raybould, who remains a member of parliament, told the committee hearing that she was,"having thoughts of theThe sole bright spot on the darkest day of Trudeau's term came when the former minister was asked whether Trudeau or others had committed a crime.
“There are disagreements in perspective on this," Trudeau said Thursday."But I can reassure Canadians that we were doing our job and we were doing it in a way that respects and defends our institutions."
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