Liberals on Ethics Committee defeat opposition parties’ motion to probe SNC-Lavalin affair

Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith described the opposition parties' motion as ‘premature,’ as the Justice Committee is still awaiting a written submission and documents from ex-minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on the same topic.
The House Ethics Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, left, defeated an opposition motion to study the SNC-Lavalin affair on March 26.
A week after the House Justice Committee shut down its probe of the SNC-Lavalin affair, the House Ethics Committee also defeated an opposition motion calling for it to examine the scandal that’s been hounding the government for nearly two months, and to invite former justice minister Jody Wilson-R...

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