Politics Insider for February 28: Wilson-Raybould shoots out the lights, Trudeau fires back, and another former attorney testifies against another former boss
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Unless Liberals offer persuasive evidence that Wilson-Raybould was making the whole thing up, writes Paul Wells, it’s pretty clear “the hucksters and worse” were running the show: After hearing Wilson-Raybould’s testimony, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, saying the Prime Minister has “lost the moral authority to govern.” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh didn’t go that far, but said an independent inquiry is needed.
Pundit roundup: On four occasions Trudeau, his aides and even Canada’s top civil servant played the “election” card to try to get Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the case against SNC-Lavalin. The PM again cited potential loss of jobs and SNC moving.
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