Wilson-Raybould said she was subjected to ‘veiled threats’ in SNC-Lavalin affair GlobePolitics
Liberal MP and former Canadian justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould arrives to testify before the House of Commons justice committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Chris WattieJody Wilson-Raybould says she was subjected to sustained and coordinated political pressure including “veiled threats” to intervene and shelve the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
In dramatic televised testimony before the House of Commons Justice committee on Wednesday, the former justice minister and attorney general said there were 10 phone calls and 10 meetings in which she was inappropriately pressured.
Ms. Wilson-Raybould said the lobby campaign involved 11 people from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Privy Council Office and the Office of the Minister of Finance. “Within these conversations, there were express statements regarding the necessity of interference in the SNC-Lavalin matter, the potential of consequences and veiled threats if a DPA was not made available to SNC,” she said.
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