Explosive testimony and a government in crisis
EXPLOSIVE TESTIMONY, CALLS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO STEP DOWN, AND A CABINET SHUFFLE ...ALL AS MPs BEGIN A TWO WEEK BREAK AWAY FROM PARLIAMENT HILL.FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD TOLD THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK SHE EXPERIENCED A CONSISTENT AND SUSTAINED EFFORT BY THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE WITHIN GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER TO POLITICALLY INTERFERE IN HER DECISION ON THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF THE QUEBEC BASED COMPANY SNC-LAVALIN. WE'LL HEAR VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON A CONTROVERSY THAT HAS PUT THE GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS. Guests: David Lametti, Justice Minister; Candice Bergen, Conservative; Daniel Blaikie, NDP; Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star Bureau Chief; Joel-Denis Bellavance, La Presse Bureau Chief
Episode 26 of the The West Block podcast, hosted by Global News / Curiouscast, titled "Explosive testimony and a government in crisis" was published on March 3, 2019 and runs 27 minutes.
March 3, 2019 ·27m · The West Block
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EXPLOSIVE TESTIMONY, CALLS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO STEP DOWN, AND A CABINET SHUFFLE ...ALL AS MPs BEGIN A TWO WEEK BREAK AWAY FROM PARLIAMENT HILL.FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD TOLD THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK SHE EXPERIENCED A CONSISTENT AND SUSTAINED EFFORT BY THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE WITHIN GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE PRIME MINISTER TO POLITICALLY INTERFERE IN HER DECISION ON THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF THE QUEBEC BASED COMPANY SNC-LAVALIN. WE'LL HEAR VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON A CONTROVERSY THAT HAS PUT THE GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS. Guests: David Lametti, Justice Minister; Candice Bergen, Conservative; Daniel Blaikie, NDP; Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star Bureau Chief; Joel-Denis Bellavance, La Presse Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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