Wilson-Raybould to submit audio recording of key SNC-Lavalin conversation to justice committee GlobePolitics
Jody Wilson-Raybould is making public an audio recording of a key conversation from the SNC-Lavalin affair – a file that will be released later today as part of the former minister’s submission to the Commons Justice Committee.
Earlier this week, Liberal MPs voted for the second time in a week to close down any further parliamentary inquiry into high-level political interference in the criminal prosecution of Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin, prompting the opposition parties to accuse the Trudeau government of a cover-up. But Liberal MPs on the ethics committee used their majority to defeat the bid by a vote of 6-3, putting an end to further House of Commons probes into attempts by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other top officials to shelve the fraud and bribery prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.The Conservatives and New Democrats on the ethics committee had requested the Prime Minister waive all cabinet confidentiality and solicitor-client privilege for the time period from when Ms.
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