Liberals defeat bid to call on Wilson-Raybould to testify, punt discussion to in-camera meeting

Some Liberal MPs characterized opposition MPs’ efforts to push for PMO officials to testify as a 'fishing expedition.'

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather speaks with colleague Randy Boissonnault before committee. In a move that surprised opposition MPs, the Liberals proposed a competing motion that excluded former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould from the witness list.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

February 13, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former attorney general at the centre of a political storm that has engulfed the Trudeau government in recent days over allegations that the PMO applied pressure on her to strike a deal with construction giant SNC-Lavalin, will not be summone...

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