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Things have been extremely complicated since the SNC Lavalin Scandal has come to light. Cabinet Confidentiality makes it so that many of the conversation had are kept in secret so that ministers can freely debate. Raybould is protected in regards to speaking in the house through parliamentary privilege and will not be sued based on things said but this can violate legal ethics. Only time will tell what Jody Wilson-Raybould will reveal and how she will do it but as of now she is seeking political advice from peers. Raybould has also conveyed that she is determined to share her point of view in regards the the actions taken by the Liberal Government towards the protection of SNC Lavalin

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The complicated legality behind Wilson-Raybould silence on SNC-Lavalin scandal

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Jody Wilson-Raybould has been clear that she's ready and willing to tell her story in the SNC-Lavalin scandal. But what's far from clear is whether the Liberal government, or the law, will let her do that. The situation is complex and our Salimah Shiviji explains why.

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Liberal Polling Trends After the Scandal

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Liberal Polling Trends After the Scandal

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After the extensive exposure and testimonies from those involved in the SNC Lavalin scandal there has been a negative affect on the Liberals weighted averages. The Conservatives has risen above the Liberals as they were neck and neck over the past four months and have been at the forefront of attacking the Liberal Government over their possible corruption. Mp's are constantly attacking the Liberal Government, more testimonies are being made and the public feels that this scandal is more than a government trying to prevent damage to the Canadian Economy. It is certain that this trend will continue as the investigation progresses and that the conservatives will be taking every moment to gain an advantage over the Liberals.

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Andrew Scheer says Justin Trudeau should resign over SNC-Lavalin controversy

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Andrew Scheer says Justin Trudeau should resign over SNC-Lavalin controversy

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This video was sourced from a twitter feed. Conservative leader Andrew Sheer is demanding for Justin Trudeau to resign after the negative exposure the SNC Lavalin has received. The demand that he does "The right thing" and step down from his position because he has "Lost the moral authority" and has stepped out of line. They feel corruption has embedded itself within the Liberal Government and that they cannot be trusted in a position of power. Favoring a Liberal sided company in order to save Canadian jobs and badgering Judy Wilson-Raybould in order to achieve a corrupted goal. Many conservative sided citizens agree with this perspective and it is likely that this scandal and the actions of the conservative party will have a great affect on the upcoming election.

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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer called on Justin Trudeau to resign Wednesday, saying former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould 's troubling testimony about SNC-Lavalin proved the prime minister has lost the moral authority to govern.

Scheer threw down the gauntlet immediately after a three-hour Commons' justice committee meeting in which Wilson-Raybould said she felt pressure from Trudeau and others to head off a criminal prosecution of Montreal engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.
ANALYSIS: The Trudeau brand takes a hit after Jody Wilson-Raybould testimony
"Justin Trudeau simply cannot continue to govern this country now that Canadians know what he has done," Scheer said. "And that is why I am calling on Mr. Trudeau to do the right thing and to resign."

But Trudeau quickly rebuffed Scheer's demand as he touted his government's record defending jobs and "the independence of our judiciary," adding Canadians will decide later this year whether to re-elect the Liberals or hand power to the Conservatives.

The back-and-forth marked the latest escalation in what has already been the most explosive political challenge facing the Trudeau government during its more than three years in power. The Official Opposition very rarely calls on a prime minister to resign.
WATCH: Wilson-Raybould's testimony proves Trudeau lied to Canadians, Scheer says
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wilson-Raybould's testimony underscored his party's calls for an independent inquiry to find out the truth of what happened between the former attorney general and members of Trudeau's inner circle.

During her testimony, Wilson-Raybould told the committee that she withstood four months of relentless pressure to reverse a decision not to make a plea-bargain-type deal with SNC-Lavalin. She said the pressure came from Trudeau and other senior Liberal officials.

Wilson-Raybould told the committee that she believed the pressure, which also included "veiled threats" from the country's top civil servant, Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick, was inappropriate. But she added she did not think it was illegal.

READ MORE: Jody Wilson-Raybould's father blasts Trudeau's response to ex-attorney general's testimony

Scheer nonetheless demanded Trudeau's resignation and called for the RCMP to launch a criminal investigation into what the Liberal government did to help SNC-Lavalin, which is facing criminal charges related to allegedly corrupt dealings in Libya.

"Jody Wilson-Raybould tells the story of a prime minister who has lost the moral authority to govern," Scheer said.

"A prime minister who allows his partisan, political motivations to overrule his duty to uphold the rule of law. A prime minister who doesn't know where the Liberal Party ends and where the government of Canada begins."
LISTEN: Andrew Scheer joins Danielle Smith to discuss Jody Wilson-Raybould's testimony and why Justin Trudeau should resign
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The Conservative leader also called for Wernick to resign and encouraged the Liberal cabinet, which is scheduled to present a federal budget next month, to find a way to govern the country in a non-partisan way without the prime minister.

Scheer did not say what he would do if Trudeau refused to resign, such as calling a non-confidence vote.

For his part, Singh said Wilson-Raybould's testimony painted a picture of a prime minister and other members of government who were willing to disregard the rule of law and were more interested in helping powerful friends than average Canadians.

While the NDP leader said Trudeau and others may eventually have to step down, he said that determination should come after a public inquiry is held to get the bottom of what really happened.

Trudeau, however, indicated during a Liberal party event in Montreal a short time later that he had no intention of resigning. He rejected Wilson-Raybould's version of events, saying he and his staff "always acted appropriately and professionally."

READ MORE: Here's how Wilson-Raybould's version of the SNC-Lavalin affair differs from Trudeau, Wernick

He said Canadians will have "a very clear choice in a few months" in the October election about who they want to form government.

"There will be a clear choice to be made between the Liberal Party, this government that ... has consistently stood up for Canadian jobs, consistently defended Canadian jobs while defending our institutions and the independence of our judiciary," he said.

"And on the other hand there is a choice of the party that is still very much the party of Stephen Harper. That continues to attack, to divide, to play politics with big issues and (thinks) the best way to create economic growth is still to give advantages to the wealthiest."

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Andrew Scheer says Justin Trudeau should resign over SNC-Lavalin controversy

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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer called on Justin Trudeau to resign Wednesday, saying former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould 's troubling testimony about SNC-Lavalin proved the prime minister has lost the moral authority to govern.

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MPs get furious with Justin Trudeau for shutting down investigations into SNC-LAVALIN Scandal

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MPs get furious with Justin Trudeau for shutting down investigations into SNC-LAVALIN Scandal

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As time has passed the pressure from opposition governments has become greater. Justin Trudeau's defense has been centered around the preservation of the economy and the work the Liberals have made towards economic growth. Conservatives believe that there is nothing the Prime Minister needs to hide because the damages from the exposure of the scandal in regards to those involved have stepped down from their positions and have layered up. Mp's feel that no matter the positive benefits that would of occurred from saving those jobs the people deserve the truth in a time where politics are intertwined with scandal. It is only a matter of time until the full story will be unveiled and those who have acted against the law receive due justice.

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MPs get furious with Justin Trudeau for shutting down investigations into SNC-LAVALIN scandal

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SNC-Lavalin Chief Says Job Losses Possible Amid Canadian Scandal

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SNC-Lavalin Chief Says Job Losses Possible Amid Canadian Scandal

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This video is a interview Bloomberg had with the CEO of SNC Lavalin in regards to his communication with the Prime Minister himself and the current affects of the scandal on the company. He states that he had no direct communication with Justin Trudeau but the did have communications with his office. He also says the communications were not based on maintaining Canadian jobs and in fact the number of Canadian positions at the company has been steadily declining over the years regardless of the criminal charges. He says it is not just about jobs and that in the agreement those in the company who were innocent would not be affected as the criminal activity occurred seven to twenty years before the current scandal. Due to the investigation those who were suppose to be protected by the remediation agreement are not being.

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Justin Trudeau and his government allegedly demoted Jody Wilson-Raybould because of her opposition to demands they made in regards the the criminal charges SNC Lavalin was facing. This political cartoon depicts Justin Trudeau detaching the side car of his motorcycle holding Jody Wilson-Raybould only to accidentally drive off a cliff. I feel this cartoon depicts how many feel the scandal and the actions allegedly made by Trudeau has affected his position in politics. By demoting Raybould he has detached her from his motorcycle. But, the results towards himself have been negative as he has fallen off the cliff due to the current findings in regard from the testimony of Raybould and others. It will be difficult to determine the long term affect this scandal will have on the Trudeau government but with elections coming it is likely that the actions made towards Raybould will have a negative affect at the polling stations.

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Jody Wilson-Raybould has been at the center of all the accusations towards Justin Trudeau and his government in regards to the pressure they placed on Jody and her co workers to stop justice from acting against SNC Lavalin so that the economy of Canada would not suffer from the possible job loss. This has been extremely influential in the investigation directed towards the action of the liberal government and how they acted towards Raybould when their demands were refused. Raybould stated that she received veiled threats about the decision she would be making in regards to SNC Lavalin. She believed that due to her decision not to comply she was shuffled within the government but, she was reassured that this was not the case. Raybould states that eleven peopled were involved and that she told people about the nature of the conversations she was involved in.

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Jody Wilson-Raybould testifies in SNC-Lavalin probe, Trudeau responds

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After the wake of the accusations of the Liberal government pressuring Jody Wilson-Raybould into disregarding the criminal charges placed on SNC Lavalin in order to preserve 9000 Canadian jobs, Micheal Wernick one of the many accused of badgering Raybould has stepped down from his position in cabinet. He has made is apparent that although his departure was to be expected after a long political career it was one based on the recent accusations towards the Liberal government. He believes that the has no path which will include trust and respect if he was to continue. It would be difficult for him to continue his work in regards to election interference due to the fact that the accusations will result in him not being able to be trusted as a government official.

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Wernick to step down in wake of SNC-Lavalin controversy | Power & Politics

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This article was sourced from a twitter post. The Trudeau government is attempting to move out of the spotlight developed by the prominence of the SNC Lavalin Scandal. The Liberal controlled Justice Committee has pulled the plug on its study of the SNC Lavalin Scandal which has caused large scale outrage and accusation of obstruction of justice. The committee was responsible for hearing witnesses and conducting the research on the accusation towards Trudeau and his government of badgering in order to prevent criminal prosecution of SNC Lavalin for charges of corruption and fraud. It is apparent that this action is an attempt to conclude the study on the scandal. Many government officials feel this is the steps of a cover up. For example Conservative MP Micheal stated, "If the Liberals’ objectives were to cover up for the prime minister, silence Jody Wilson-Raybould and block key witnesses from appearing, then I guess they’ve achieved their objectives”.

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Andrew MacDougall is a London (U.K.) based columnist, commentator and consultant. He was formerly Director of Communications to Stephen Harper.
"Canadians now have the necessary information to arrive at a conclusion."

Given the Liberals on the justice committee released those words about their 'investigation' into the five-alarm fire that is the SNC-Lavalin scandal on the very day that Michael Wernick was claimed as another of its victims-based largely on his serial immolation in front of their committee-we're going to need a new word for "chutzpah".

Justin Trudeau has now lost his top aide, two of his top ministers, and the country's top bureaucrat because of SNC, and the Liberals are asking us to "arrive at a conclusion"?

What conclusion do they think anyone can draw from trying to shut down inquiries into this clusterf-k, other than 'these people definitely have something to hide'?

It's breathtaking.

So bravo, Liberal Party of Canada; congratulations on achieving in three years a level of cynicism and contempt for the electorate most governments only reach at the tail end of their third mandate. It's about the only thing the Liberals have managed to deliver that's under-budget and ahead of schedule.

READ MORE: Trudeau apologized in Iqaluit. The media missed an opportunity.

Principled Liberals must look back at 2015 like it was some kind of fever dream. Trudeau's Liberals were going to be pro-women, transparent, non-partisan, evidence-based, for the middle class, and free from the all-controlling grip of the PMO. Now it's 2019 and they're gleefully trading women, transparency and evidence in favour of special interests, all at the direction of an ultra-partisan PMO.

And before the 'two wrongs make a right' brigade pops up to spew their whataboutery: the Liberals were supposed to be better than the gang they replaced, not the same or worse.

Even worse, in this case the Liberals deployed their deep bag of dirty tricks in the service of a company that has done things like bribe hospital managers and foreign governments to get its custom.

Had this firm been headquartered in a place like Calgary, or in an industry Justin Trudeau doesn't give a toss about-like oil and gas-would the government have let it face the music? This is about politics, not jobs. Full stop.

Indeed, the gang who were all for evidence-based policy a few years back took SNC's wild claims of catastrophic job loss at more or less face value. The government certainly didn't press the company hard, if at all. Even Gerry Butts, Trudeau's High Priest of Facts, could only mumble something about Finance having the figures when asked. Had they bothered to look, Liberals would have found a long-term investment in SNC from the Caisse de dépôt and the resulting commitment to keep SNC HQ in Montreal for years on end. No, SNC said 'jump' and Trudeau went through the roof.

And when the whole sordid tale finally came to light in the Feb. 7 edition of The Globe and Mail the Liberals went full Nixon instead of full transparency. Instead of treating the issue of the independence of the criminal justice system seriously the Liberals have tried to downplay it or-worse-treat it as a difference of opinion, a position that is both morally and ethically bankrupt.

From calling the story false to slandering Wilson-Raybould off-the-record, to muzzling her, to circumscribing her ability to speak, to now shutting down the entire committee investigation, the Liberals have resisted transparency at every turn. And if you believe the Ethics Commissioner is going to get to the bottom of this, then you, my friend, qualify for membership in the Trudeau Chapter of the Useful Idiots Club.

Instead of simply believing Wilson-Raybould-or Jane Philpott, for that matter-the Prime Minister has brushed them off as having either poor memories or poor comprehension skills. They simply experienced the inappropriate pressure differently, Trudeau explained, a line he first trotted out last summer to mansplain away an old groping allegation, a route out he had denied to others in his caucus facing similar allegations.

Because Trudeau just doesn't live by normal standards or rules. He doesn't pal around with the middle class and those hoping to join them. He hangs out with the jet set, the people who can afford cash for access, with the Aga Khan on his island and the tech titans who are polarizing our societies. These are his people. Of course he listened when SNC came calling.

And as the vice began to grip, Trudeau's instinct was to politicize the public service in his defense, trotting out Wernick to run interference by caterwauling about the threat of violence on our streets. It was the same trick Trudeau pulled with Daniel Jean during the India trip when a convicted Sikh terrorist was spotted in his entourage. And you thought Stephen Harper was toxic for the non-partisan public service?

What's worse, nothing will now change Trudeau's mind on SNC. The company will get its deal, no matter what the federal courts or OECD say. On SNC, the Liberals have become the practitioners of the democratic failure they so harshly condemned in 2015.

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Nothing to see here, says party desperately hiding something - Macleans.ca

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Andrew MacDougall is a London (U.K.) based columnist, commentator and consultant. He was formerly Director of Communications to Stephen Harper. "Canadians now have the necessary information to arrive at a conclusion."

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This is a picture of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau facing questions in the house of commons relating to the SNC Lavalin Scandal right after the release of Jody Wilson-Raybould's testimony before the justice committee. After the testimony many feel that the accusations against the Trudeau government are authentic in regards to the pressure they placed in order to space SNC Lavalin from justice. This resulted in a barrage of questions pointed towards Trudeau on the badgering of Raybould and her staff. After this new broke the RCMP has launched a criminal investigation which has greatly affected the Trudeau government. It is up for questioning if the actions of Trudeau and others were in an attempt to prevent damage to the Canadian economy through the possible loss of 9000 jobs or if there is more than meets the eye.

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The timeline of the SNC Lavalin Scandal dates back to the year 2015 where the RCMP charged SNC-Lavalin and two subsidiaries for fraud and corruption. They allegedly paid 48 million dollars over the years of 2001 and 2011 to officials within Libya in order to influence their government decisions. In September of 2017 Justin Trudeau is elected and debates the introduction of differed-prosecution agreements. SNC-Lavalin continues to act and this year in 2019 Jody Wilson-Raybould was shuffled from her current position as minister of Justice and attorney general to minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defense. This was allegedly done because the Trudeau government attempted to pressure her to intervene in the corruption and fraud prosecution of SNC Lavalin. These accusations have been denied by Justin Trudeau and an investigation has been put underway. Trudeau is in support of SNC Lavalin due to the employment of 9000 Canadians and a successful prosecution of the company would result in the loss of those jobs and put a dent in Canada's economy. But, according to the criminal code this should not be taken into consideration when pressuring legal action against the company.