Wilson-Raybould’s testimony mentioned several key meetings where she believed Wernick applied inappropriate pressure on her
At 2 p.m. Eastern time, Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick is testifying at a hearing of the House of Commons justice committee about allegations that he was one of the people who inappropriately pressured former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to prevent Montreal-based company SNC-Lavalin from being prosecuted in a bribery case. to make a deal with SNC-Lavalin.
We’ll update this post in real-time, breaking out how Wernick responds to Wilson-Raybould’s testimony about two key meetings in the affair. EN DIRECT : Michael Wernick, greffier du Conseil privé, comparaît pour la deuxième fois devant le Comité permanent de la justice https://t.co/TkChv2Iz7Y #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/9rJRrcGXlE1. The Sept. 17 meeting between Trudeau, Wernick and Wilson-RaybouldTwo weeks after Wilson-Raybould learned that SNC-Lavalin would not be eligible for a deferred prosecution deal she had a meeting with Trudeau, which was also attended by Wernick.
What Michael Wernick said: “It is my job” to remind elected officials that a purely federal issue could arise in the Quebec election,” said Wernick, about the SNC-Lavalin issue.
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