Re: 鈥淲ilson-Raybould cites veiled threats,鈥� Feb. 28.
About three weeks ago, the Globe and Mail published a story stating that anonymous sources said that Jody Wilson-Raybould had been pressed by the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office regarding SNC-Lavalin鈥檚 legal troubles. I am shocked that no one at the House of Commons Justice Committee on Wednesday questioned Wilson-Raybould regarding how the Globe and Mail came to publish its story.
I am having a very difficult time believing that Wilson-Raybould did not know before the publication date that the paper was going to publish its story. It seems likely that she was either the source of the story, or someone very close to her was the source, and this someone would have been unlikely to go to a reporter without Wilson-Raybould鈥檚 knowledge and approval.
While stating on Wednesday that no one broke the law in their interactions with her in the SNC-Lavalin matter, Wilson-Raybould also said that 11 individuals communicated 鈥渋nappropriately鈥� with her. So, by her own words, the RCMP are not required to investigate, and with any luck we will have an answer from the ethics commissioner before too long regarding any impropriety.
Calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, or for a public inquiry, are overreach and political stunts. Calls for Wilson-Raybould to explain how the Globe and Mail could possibly publish a story three weeks ago without her violating solicitor-client privilege and cabinet confidentiality, and interfering with an ongoing criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin have been sorely absent.
Trevor Amon
Victoria
