Joan Bryden
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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No regrets in SNC-Lavalin affair, Wilson-Raybould and Philpott say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got a first-hand glimpse of the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair when he addressed young women staging a mock Parliament in the House of Commons on Wednesday, April 3, 2019: about four dozen of them turned their backs on him while he tried to explain why he had booted Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott out of the Liberal caucus the day before.
Butts, Wilson-Raybould texts show mounting anger, frustration over shuffle
Text messages between Jody Wilson-Raybould and one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top advisers suggest she initially tried to prevent her move out of the prestigious Justice portfolio by arguing it would send the wrong message to Indigenous Peoples.
JWR, Philpott no longer welcome in Liberal caucus; secret tape the last straw
Liberal backbenchers and cabinet ministers alike condemned former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould on Monday, April 1, 2019, for surreptitiously recording a phone conversation with the country's top public servant, Michael Wernick.
Mulroney memoirs tell different story about interference with AG on Milgaard case
Jody Wilson-Raybould approvingly points to Brian Mulroney as a prime minister who knew better than to politically interfere with the judgment of his attorney general when it comes to criminal prosecutions.
Wrongfully convicted man's case sat on Wilson-Raybould's desk for months
Glen Assoun's lawyer says the wrongfully convicted Halifax man suffered "every single day" as he waited to be exonerated for a murder he didn't commit — a wait that was prolonged for months as his case sat on former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's desk.
Tories seek investigation into leak of Trudeau-JWR clash over top court choice
The Conservatives are asking for an investigation into leaks of confidential information about Jody Wilson-Raybould's controversial choice for chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada — and the former justice minister is echoing their call for an inquiry.
Sources say Trudeau rejected Wilson-Raybould's conservative pick for high court
Only once before in Canadian history — in 1906, when Sir Wilfrid Laurier appointed his justice minister to the top judicial job — has a prime minister chosen a chief justice who was not already sitting on the Supreme Court. Wilson-Raybould’s pick puzzled Trudeau but he became disturbed after doing some research into her choice’s views on the charter, sources said.
Criticism over failure to mention Muslims 'completely baseless,' says Scheer
Andrew Scheer says criticism over his initial failure to mention that Muslims were targeted in the recent mass murder in New Zealand is "completely baseless" and driven by "disgusting" Liberal efforts to score political points from the tragedy.
Ford says social media allows politicians to circumvent mainstream journalists
Premier Doug Ford says mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because social media allows him to speak directly to Ontarians.
SNC-Lavalin's court loss shifts spotlight to Trudeau's new attorney general
The spotlight in the SNC-Lavalin affair has shifted to rookie Justice Minister David Lametti now that a court has rejected the company's bid to force the public prosecutor to pursue an alternative to criminal proceedings.