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SNC-Lavalin controversy and Wilson-Raybould’s cabinet resignation ‘serious concern’ for Liberal MPs, Hill staffers, and Liberal insiders
By Abbas Rana Feb. 18, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s version of events will determine if this is a ‘major, minor or no issue’ for the Liberals in the next election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet is causing serious headaches for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal caucus. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
The unfolding SNC-Lavalin affair is causing “serious concerns” among Liberals worried about the perception that the governing party has one set of rules for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s inner circle and his home province Quebec, and another for the rest of the county, with some Liberals raising questions about the unity of the Liberal caucus.
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