In committee hearings, Wernick, Wilson-Raybould offer conflicting accounts on key meeting

Michael Wernick and Jody Wilson-Raybould had a different interpretation of events, but Mr. Wernick told MPs he did not recall a decision against remediation for SNC-Lavalin was mentioned in a Sept. 17 meeting between the two and Trudeau. Ms. Wilson-Raybould told MPs she raised it.

Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick at the House Justice Committee on Feb. 21. He said none of his actions involving Jody Wilson-Raybould were inappropriate or unlawful. Ms. Wilson-Raybould says the political pressure she faced was inappropriate, but not illegal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM

March 2, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould's testimony before House Justice Committee appears to contradict the account Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick gave a week ago on a key meeting involving the two and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—a meeti...

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