SNC-Lavalin scandal expected to ‘overshadow everything else’ for Grits in coming months; it’s time for a Trudeau ‘mea culpa,’ say Liberal insiders and pollsters

Continuing to deny any wrongdoing could blow up in the prime minister's face if new allegations or negative details in this scandal arise. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should admit falling short on ethics, so he can move forward and start running on his achievements in office, say Liberal insiders and political observers.

Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former principal secretary Gerald Butts, PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Ms. Wilson-Raybould alleges that Mr. Trudeau, Mr. Butts, Ms. Telford, and Mr. Morneau, along with seven other top officials, inappropriately pressured her to intervene in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Tmes photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs

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BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW

March 4, 2019

It will be a tough slog for the Liberals in the coming months, as the SNC-Lavalin scandal has devastated their post-partisan feminist brand and demotivated their base, say pollsters and Grit insiders. It’s not yet clear how far the scandal will resonate with the gene...

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