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Canada allows extradition hearing against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to proceedHuawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court appearance in Vancouver, British Columbia on Jan. 29, 2019.into the hands of American law authorities. Ms. Meng, a Chinese citizen, was arrested at a Vancouver airport in December, triggering a diplomatic rift between Canada and China.
Ms. Wilson-Raybould sudden departure was prompted by ongoing questions over the government’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair.that Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle can’t fix what is too badly broken: “Do they try to rebuild the old brand around openness, inclusion and governing differently in a post-partisan era, or do they abandon that to more fully embrace the ugly realities of governance?”
On Wednesday, Ms. Wilson-Raybould detailed her account of events to MPs. This came weeks after The Globe first broke the story that individuals in the Prime Minister’s Office pressed Ms. Wilson-Raybould to abandon the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin while she was attorney-general and justice minister. Ms. Wilson-Raybould said she was “hounded” to negotiate a settlement.
– who they are and what Ms. Wilson-Raybould said in her testimony about their alleged involvement – including Mr. Trudeau, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his chief of staff Ben Chin.Story continues below advertisement
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