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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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