Treasury Board President Jane Philpott resigns from cabinet GlobePolitics
Jane Philpott, one of the stars of the Trudeau cabinet, has resigned as Treasury Board President, saying she has lost confidence in the government and citing the pressure exerted on former colleague Jody Wilson-Raybould to abandon the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.
“I have been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and after serious reflection, I have concluded that I must resign as a member of cabinet,” Ms. Philpott said in a resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The resignation five days after Ms. Wilson-Raybould, Canada’s former attorney general – told the Commons Justice committee that she faced “consistent and sustained” political pressure from Mr. Trudeau and top officials, including veiled threats on the need to shelve the criminal prosecution of the Montreal construction and engineering giant.
“Sadly, I have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised.”
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