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Justin's Been Quiet.
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It's still raising a few eyebrows.
tinywondering

Quote:Secret tape increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair.

'Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice minister released
new documents relating to the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Jody Wilson-Raybould says government officials tried to persuade her to shield the company from prosecution
in a corruption case. She gave an audio recording and other materials to a Commons committee.
The files were released publicly on Friday and are likely to increase pressure on Mr Trudeau.
He has struggled for weeks to contain the fallout from the controversy.

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What are the allegations?
SNC-Lavalin is facing claims that former executives paid bribes to win contracts in Libya under Muammar Gaddafi's
regime, which fell in 2011. The Liberal prime minister has been accused of pressuring Ms Wilson-Raybould to push
for a legal favour for SNC-Lavalin that would allow it to avoid prosecution and instead face alternative penalties like
a fine.

The affair has seen the prime minister lose two top ministers -including Ms Wilson-Raybould, who resigned from
cabinet in February -Canada's top bureaucrat, and a senior aide. Mr Trudeau has denied any wrongdoing by either him
or his staff and maintains nothing untoward happened.

But opinion surveys indicate that the controversy has shaken Mr Trudeau and his government's popularity months before
a general election due in October.

What's on the tape?
The documents made public include an audio recording, lasting nearly 18 minutes, of a December phone call between
Ms Wilson-Raybould and Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick about the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.

The former justice minister and attorney general said she took the "extraordinary and otherwise inappropriate step" of
recording the call without Mr Wernick's knowledge because she wanted a precise account of the conversation.
She said she was concerned about what she saw as attempts to interfere in the case.

In the call, there is a lengthy back and forth between the pair, during which the senior public servant repeatedly notes that
the prime minister is interested in having the firm avoid prosecution in favour of an agreement.
Mr Trudeau and his officials have said they are concerned that thousands of jobs are at risk if the engineering firm is
convicted...'

So not that justice is maintained then?! Here's a clear-cut example of the trickery that is the backbone of the Left.
They wail on about emotions and feelings for those who have finer standing than the ones they call 'deplorable' and only
argue a point of deceit through the lens of an assumed 'greater good'.

Yes -of course, saving jobs is important and there are times when humans do things that are cruel, dishonest and 'bad'
for that greater good. But it's wise not to situate oneself in a glasshouse and then believe throwing stones at an opposition
is somehow morally superior!!

Quote:'...She pushes back, warning she felt the conversation was inappropriate and that continued communications about the
matter could cross the lines of her prosecutorial independence as attorney general. "The recording allows members of the
committee to decide for themselves" about whether or not she was pressured by Mr Wernick, Ms Wilson-Raybould writes.

What is parliament doing to investigate?
The Liberal-dominated justice committee dropped the inquiry into the SNC-Lavalin affair earlier this month, saying its
objectives have been achieved. After the committee ended the inquiry, Ms Wilson-Raybould announced that she would
submit further materials to back up her testimony.

Some 40-pages were released, which include copies of texts and emails, as well as Ms Wilson-Raybould's elaboration
on her view of the events.

Opposition parties had wanted Ms Wilson-Raybould to return to committee following her bombshell testimony in February,
where she accused Mr Trudeau and members of his inner circle of spending months trying to politically interfere in the
SNC-Lavalin matter.

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said the new materials provided evidence that Mr Trudeau had told a falsehood 
and should resign...'
BBC:


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Messages In This Thread
Justin's Been Quiet. - by BIAD - 02-28-2019, 10:12 PM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by Mystic Wanderer - 02-28-2019, 10:57 PM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by Mystic Wanderer - 03-01-2019, 12:00 AM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by BIAD - 03-05-2019, 10:48 AM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by Mystic Wanderer - 03-05-2019, 06:06 PM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by BIAD - 03-30-2019, 11:40 AM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by BIAD - 04-03-2019, 11:51 AM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by BIAD - 04-26-2019, 04:42 PM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by BIAD - 06-24-2019, 09:44 AM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by BIAD - 09-20-2019, 09:23 AM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by OmegaLogos - 09-21-2019, 05:45 AM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by guohua - 09-20-2019, 05:44 PM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by guohua - 09-20-2019, 08:05 PM
RE: Justin's Been Quiet. - by BIAD - 09-20-2019, 08:11 PM

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