Politics Insider for March 25: When Liberals fight, what Wilson-Raybould and Philpott can say, and Morneau gets to talk about something other than SNC-Lavalin
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Room to speak: Writing in Maclean’s, Philippe Lagassé, an associate professor of international affairs at Carleton University whose research focuses on the Westminster system, looks at exactly what Wilson-Raybould and Philpott can say, and where: The choice of McLellan, now senior counsel at the Edmonton-based law firm Bennett Jones LLP, comes with its own optics challenges. The former law professor and politician, who served 13 years in governments headed by Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, is respected, a staple on boards and task forces. But bringing in an active Liberal fundraiser as an “independent” adjudicator is a dissonant choice for a government that needs to distance itself from charges of partisan politics.
Weekend politics show round-up In case you forgot Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered a budget last week, and he made appearances on all the weekend politics shows to talk it up. When Liberal MP Judy Sgro said former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott to “put up or shut up” with their SNC-Lavalin allegations on CBC’s The House, she was asked if the pair are targeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: “It certainly appears to be that way.”
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