Wernick unequivocal he never rebuked Wilson-Raybould

Michael Wernick also pointed out that the first person to invoke privilege to limit to her testimony was the former minister herself.

Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council, pictured Feb. 21, 2019, when he appeared as a witness at the House Justice and Human Rights Committee.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

February 25, 2019

OTTAWA—Michael Wernick almost never smiles. He is the epitome of rectitude, an example of a public servant who serves political masters with rapier logic and never meddles in politics. The clerk of the Privy Council proved Thursday why Canadians have no need to fear an abuse of judicial due proc...

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