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September 11th, 2019

5 times Justin Trudeau Tried to Cover his Tracks on the SNC-Lavalin Scandal

Justin Trudeau has been found guilty twice of breaking Canada’s conflict of interest law – the first time for accepting an all-expenses-paid Caribbean vacation from a billionaire, and the second time for trying to get SNC-Lavalin off the hook for serious corporate corruption criminal charges.

Here are 5 times Justin Trudeau tried cover his tracks:

  1. Blocking testimony at the Justice Committee. After the NDP called for an investigation at the Justice Committee into Justin Trudeau’s alleged political interference in a criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, the Liberals voted against a motion to investigate. They voted instead for their own, weaker motion – but they couldn’t stop former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould’s explosive testimony. After that, they shut the investigation down.
  1. The NDP’s call for a Public Inquiry. After the Liberals axed the Justice Committee, the NDP called for a vote on a public inquiry in the House of Commons. In a close vote that saw some Liberals break ranks, they voted it down.
  1. Blocking the Ethics Commissioner’s investigation. While the Ethics Commissioner was investigating (at the request of the NDP), the Liberals refused to give documents and critical testimony protected by refusing to waive Cabinet confidentiality. The Commissioner noted in his final report that he felt his investigation was blocked.
  1. Blocking the Ethics Commissioner’s public testimony. After the Commissioner released his stinging report, NDP MPs pushed to hear directly from him at the Ethics Committee. With the Commissioner ready to appear, the Liberals shut down the meeting instead of hearing directly from him about his explosive finding of guilt.
  1. Refusing to waive confidentiality for the RCMP. Hours before this election campaign began, we learned that the RCMP had interviewed the Liberals in connection with the SNC-Lavalin scandal – but were barred by Cabinet confidence from getting certain critical information.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh:
“At every step of the way, Justin Trudeau has tried to cover his tracks and refused to take responsibility. Canadians deserve answers. But yet again, Justin Trudeau has refused to come clean with people. It’s time for a government that sides with people instead of wealthy friends and insiders.”