An ethics scandal has plunged Canada's government into disarray, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau facing unprecedented political peril
An ethics scandal has plunged Canada's government into disarray, with the prime minister himself facing unprecedented political peril.A flood of new details allege Trudeau and several senior government officials repeatedly pressured his former attorney generalagainst a large construction company and reach a settlement agreement. Trudeau's political opponents sent police a letter Thursday requesting an investigation and called for Trudeau's resignation.
Until recently, his reelection appeared to be nearly a lock. The latest polls now show him slipping into a tight race — and those surveys don't even capture the latest influx of damaging detail. The turning point was testimony Wednesday at a spectacular Justice Committee hearing in the Canadian House of Commons: On the same dayFormer Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was dropped by Trudeau but continues to sit in his party’s caucus, broke her silence after weeks of speculation about what she might say.the talking point from the government that Trudeau played no role in pressuring her to cut a plea deal with a Montreal-based company.
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