Why Won’t Justin Trudeau Let Jody Wilson-Raybould Tell Her Story?

This morning, Canadians learned that Jody Wilson-Raybould met with RCMP investigators on Tuesday as they probe potential obstruction of justice in the SNC-Lavalin scandal. (Globe and Mail, Sept 11, 2019)

As Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau gets to decide what Cabinet ministers can say in public. At first, he wouldn’t let Wilson-Raybould speak at all.

Under public pressure, he eventually let her testify to the Ethics Commissioner and the Justice Committee – but his waiver only applied to selective time periods and didn’t allow her to discuss the controversial Cabinet shuffle that saw her moved from Justice to Veterans’ Affairs.

And the Ethics Commissioner said his investigation hit roadblocks because Trudeau refused to waive Cabinet confidence for nine others who said they had relevant information.

Now, it turns out that Wilson-Raybould wasn’t able to give her full story to the RCMP.

Why won’t Justin Trudeau let Jody Wilson-Raybould and others with relevant information tell their story?

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh:
“Canadians deserve answers, but Justin Trudeau is still putting himself and his corporate friends first. It’s time for Justin Trudeau to let Jody Wilson-Raybould tell her whole story.”