Analysis: Justin Trudeau just can’t quit the SNC-Lavalin scandal
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a Liberal Party caucus meeting in Ottawa last week. By Emily Rauhala Emily Rauhala Staff writer covering Canada and foreign affairs Email Bio Follow April 8 at 5:00 PM The scandal was supposed to be squashed, story over, the damage done.
Trudeau, in announcing the move, tried to cast it as a simple matter of party discipline: They were disloyal, they’ve been expelled, it’s time to move on. Trudeau is accused of pressuring Wilson-Raybould as attorney general to defer the prosecution of the Quebec engineering firm SNC-Lavalin and then demoting her to a lesser cabinet role when she resisted.
Those following the story from outside Canada might wonder whether this is normal — whether Canadian prime ministers tend to sue their political critics. It’s not unprecedented: Trudeau’s predecessor, Stephen Harper, once launched a multimillion-dollar libel suit against the Liberal Party after it published material alleging two Conservatives tried to bribe an independent member of Parliament. He eventually dropped the claim.
Analysts have questioned, for instance, why a leader known for offering tearful apologies chose not to apologize for his treatment of Wilson-Raybould — a simple move that might have ended the issue right there.
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