ECA Review 2019-03-14
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12 M arch <strong>14</strong>'19 haNNa / c oroN atioN /Stettler, a b. eca review<br />
SNC-Lavalin<br />
scandal continues<br />
by Hon. Kevin Sorenson, M.P.,<br />
Battle River-Crowfoot<br />
We are five weeks and counting into<br />
the SNC-Lavalin scandal and there<br />
continues to be more questions than<br />
answers as Prime Minister Trudeau<br />
fails to be fully transparent and<br />
accountable.<br />
After three resignations, including<br />
that of two highly respected Cabinet<br />
Ministers and Trudeau’s right-hand<br />
man and long time friend, Gerald<br />
Butts, the Liberal government refuses<br />
to be the least bit contrite or accept full<br />
responsibility for their unethical<br />
behaviour.<br />
Like so many Canadians, I was first<br />
shocked and then disgusted to learn<br />
about the extent of the political pressure<br />
exerted on former Attorney<br />
General (AG), Jody Wilson-Raybould<br />
and her staff by those in the highest<br />
levels of Government.<br />
Ms. Wilson-Raybould provided credible<br />
testimony as she spoke “her truth<br />
to power” after being silenced by<br />
Trudeau and maligned by some of her<br />
Liberal colleagues.<br />
Her account included detailed<br />
descriptions of 10 meetings and 10<br />
phone calls involving 11 senior officials<br />
over a four-month span.<br />
According to Ms. Wilson-Raybould,<br />
the objective of this “consistent and<br />
sustained” effort was to convince her<br />
to politically interfere in the Director<br />
of Public Prosecutor’s decision to proceed<br />
in the criminal prosecution of<br />
SNC-Lavalin.<br />
PARLIAMENT<br />
AGRICULTURE<br />
Having a justice system free from<br />
political interference is a cornerstone<br />
of Canada’s institutions of<br />
Government.<br />
Less than a week after the former<br />
AG’s stunning revelations, Treasury<br />
Board President, Jane Philpott,<br />
resigned from Cabinet citing “serious<br />
concerns” with “evidence of efforts by<br />
politicians and/or officials to pressure<br />
Ms. Wilson-Raybould to intervene in<br />
the criminal case.”<br />
Ms. Philpott, perhaps Trudeau’s<br />
most competent Minister, said she felt<br />
obligated to stand up for principles<br />
such as the rule of law and the integrity<br />
of the justice system even if it hurt<br />
her politically.<br />
I believe we would all be better MPs<br />
and people if we took to heart Ms.<br />
Philpott’s parting words, “There can<br />
be a cost to acting on one’s principles,<br />
but there is a bigger cost to abandoning<br />
them”.<br />
The testimony of former Principal<br />
Secretary to the Prime Minister,<br />
Gerald Butts, at the Justice<br />
Committee, didn’t ease concerns that<br />
lines were crossed.<br />
While he certainly came across as a<br />
competent individual and did admit to<br />
knowing the trust he had with Ms.<br />
Wilson-Raybould had been damaged,<br />
he did not admit to pressuring her on<br />
this criminal matter.<br />
As most predicted, this has become a<br />
matter of “she said, he said” or failed<br />
recollections.<br />
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