Trudeau, Wilson-Raybould justified in speaking out after controversial Stanley verdict, marked a turning point for Canada, say MPs

But former Conservative justice minister Peter MacKay called the justice minister’s remarks ‘dangerous.’

Debbie Baptiste, mother of Colten Boushie, holds up a photo of her son as she speaks to reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons after a day of meetings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018.Photograph by Justin Tang, courtesy of the Canadian Press

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

February 19, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould were right to speak out after the verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial, say Liberal and NDP Parliamentarians, who believe the government and Parliament have to “take a stand” on the justice syst...

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