Conservatives fundraising over SNC-Lavalin lawsuit threat GlobePolitics
“We’re continuing this drive through our other fundraising channels like tele-fundraising and mail, as we prepare to see him in court,” Mr. Hann said. “We will continue to do our jobs, holding Mr. Trudeau to account, and get to the bottom of this.”Mr. Trudeau, through a lawyer, threatened on March 31 to sue the Conservative Leader for libel for saying the Prime Minister interfered in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. Mr.
Liberal MP John McKay said the defence fund appears to be unnecessary, and suggested donors are being misled. Rob Walsh, a former House of Commons law clerk, said the all-party Board of Internal Economy, which oversees the budget of the House of Commons, decides whether to pay an MP’s legal fees.“They might see this as being part of his parliamentary functions,” Mr. Walsh said. ‘When you get sued, [the board] look at the merits … they would look at whether to contribute to the legal costs.”
The fundraising message the party is circulating features a shield bearing the Conservative Party logo and scales of justice. “When Justin Trudeau tries to silence Andrew Scheer, he’s trying to silence each and every one of us – and we can’t let him,” the pitch says.
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