Analysis: On its face, Trudeau is accused of the same malfeasance attributed to Trump — meddling in the wheels of justice for political gain
It’s increasingly clear that Canada isn’t particularly happy with Justin Trudeau for allegedly trying to interfere with the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. As Jane Philpott said upon her resignation from cabinet on Monday, “the solemn principles at stake are the independence and integrity of our justice system.”Below, the National Post bothered a bunch of legal experts to find out.The U.S. president, as you’ve probably heard, is currently facing a never-ending avalanche of legal scrutiny.
As a rule, the Americans put many more people in jail than Canada and lapses of political ethics are no exception. Let’s take it as a given that everything said last week by Jody Wilson-Raybould is indisputably correct: Trudeau repeatedly attempted to quash a criminal prosecution for nakedly political purposes , and then fired Wilson-Raybould when she refused. U.S. federal law is much more specific when it comes to obstruction of justice.
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