#LavScam shocker: Five former Attorneys-General call the cops
Here’s something you don’t see every day. I think it’s safe to say that these former federal and provincial Attorneys-General agree with the view of some of us – namely,…
February 2019
Panic Shuffles
It’s Thursday night and while the House of Commons is going late into the night having an emergency debate on Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony yesterday and the PMO/SNC Scandal, news keeps…
Community Meeting: Somenos Quamichan Clean Water Action Project
Tonight 6PM Community Meeting: Somenos Quamichan Clean Water Action Project Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn · Duncan, BC
Jody Wilson-Raybould Demonstrates Nobility in SNC-Lavalin Scandal
Jody Wilson-Raybould Jody Wilson-Raybould is the Member ofParliament for Vancouver Granville, formerAttorney General of Canada, daughter ofhereditary chief Bill Wilson, and Matriarchof the Wewaikai First Nation in her ownright. In…
Gerry Butts In
Trudeau’s recently departed principal secretary, Gerald Butts, reportedly is asking for a chance to appear before the Commons Justice Committee.
The Next Day: SNC/PMO Edition
Yesterday was a rare day in Canadian politics or in Canadian political scandals; it was a day that delivered on its promise, and then some. The testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould…
February 28::We’re at a tipping point.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/michael-cohen-testimony-trump-prosecution-statute-of-limitations-1.5036442 Wouldn’t that give the prison a bad name?———————————————————————————————-https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wilson-raybould-freeland-trudeau-snc-lavalin-1.5036795 I don’t understand the surprise. Both the Liberals and the Conservatives have a long, long history of accepting bribes from business…
Breaking Faith with Democracy in Canada
I knew, almost from the outset, that there was something deeply wrong with the government of Justin Trudeau. The freshly-minted prime minister, perhaps in a moment of hubris, chose to…
Why I Believe It’s Still a Fake Scandal
I finally got to watch the whole tape of Jody Wilson-Raybould's appearance before the House of Commons Justice Committee. Or at least most of it, for it went on beyond…
‘In the Footsteps of a Long Line of Matriarchs’ How Indigenous laws and traditions guided Jody Wilson-Raybould.
By Judith Sayers Today | TheTyee.ca Judith Sayers (Kekinusuqs) is from the Hupacasath First Nation in Port Alberni, B.C. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria in…
#LavScam media roundup
John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail: “A prime minister who has been accused of such abuses by his own former attorney-general should no longer have the confidence of the House of…
Jody Wilson-Raybould has raised the bar.
Jody Wilson-Raybould has raised the bar. PM Trudeau is looking like a power privileged weasel desperately trying to save his skin. This is both a high point for political integrity…
I’m Sorry But the Dauphin Screwed Up
The Trudeau brand has taken a few hits since Justin became prime minister but this latest fiasco involving ex-Justice Minister Jody is an ugly, possibly even indelible stain on that…
Testimony In USA and Canada
An amazing bit of questioning in the USA by AOC of Trump’s former lawyer, Cohen. https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/watch-rep-aoc-gets-michael-cohen-admit-oath-trump-committed-insurance-tax-fraud/ pic.twitter.com/cAahvSg28c — StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) February 28, 2019 Has a single GOP rep tried to…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday February 28, 2019. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
A few more suggestions on how we move forward…
Following Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony, yesterday, I had a few suggestions on how we move forward. Below are those initial suggestions… Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should: confirm mistakes have been made…
The New Justin
Jody Wilson-Raybould may have knocked the House of Trudeau off its foundations. Susan Delacourt writes: Canadian politics has rarely seen such an inside glimpse of raw politics as it is…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Chantal Hebert, Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells all weigh in on yesterday’s revelations by Jody Wilson-Raybould about the Trudeau PMO’s protection racket…