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From where she stands: Jody Wilson-Raybould to launch new book at the Ottawa Writers Festival
By Neil Moss August 28, 2019
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Jody Wilson-Raybould served as Canada's justice minister and attorney general from 2015 until she was shuffled out of the post this past January. Now running for re-election as an Independent, she'll be taking time amid the coming campaign to discuss her new book at the Ottawa Writer's Festival on Sept. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould will be chatting about her new book at the Ottawa Writers Festival on Sept. 20.
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