‘I have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised’
It’s not just the women quitting in disgust that’s going to cause Prime Minister Justin Trudeau so much trouble. That’s bad enough, to be sure. But it’s what they’re saying as they head out the door that’ll do the real damage.
She starts with the apparently mandatory recapping of her proudest moments during the past three years, citing such accomplishments as improvements to health care and implementing Canada’s assisted-dying regulations. But she moves quickly into remarkably blunt criticism of the Trudeau government. She leaves virtually no room for interpretation or spin. Since a “minister must always be prepared to defend other ministers publicly, and must speak in support of the government and its policies.
Once the scandal went public with the Globe and Mail report three weeks later, Canadians could go back and read Wilson-Raybould’s statement and grasp its huge implications. There is no such room for ambiguity with Philpott’s statement. That’s probably not a coincidence. Philpott saw the confused public reaction, including plenty of rumour-mongering and speculation, that followed Wilson-Raybould’s ambiguous statement.
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