Prime minister says he had a 'cordial' meeting with former attorney general last week
Kathleen Harris · CBC News · Posted: Mar 25, 2019 3:42 PM ET | Last Updated: an hour ago
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has no plans to expand a waiver of cabinet confidence for Jody Wilson-Raybould, despite claims of a coverup from Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. (CANADIAN PRESS photos)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is digging in his heels over a decision to limit the waiver permitting Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak out on the SNC-Lavalin affair, just as the Commons ethics committee prepares to debate a second parliamentary probe of the scandal.
With his government still reeling from allegations that top PMO and other government officials inappropriately pressured the former attorney general to intervene in the Montreal-based engineering firm's criminal prosecution, Trudeau revealed today he spoke with Wilson-Raybould last Monday and described the conversation as "cordial."
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