Canada's Ultra-Liberal PM Justin Trudeau Facing 'Sharply Escalating' Crisis with Resignations of Both His Former AG, and Principal Secretary

Lianne Laurence : Feb 20, 2019
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"It's a common thread through his whole period of being prime minister; I'll do what I like and I won't be stopped..." -Gwen Landolt, vice president of pro-family group REAL Women of Canada to LifeSiteNews

(Ottawa)— [LifeSiteNews.com] The fast-moving corruption scandal now engulfing Canada's Liberal government is shaping up in part as a contest between self-declared "feminist" Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his one-time female political star. (Photo: PM Justin Trudeau-left, former AG Jody Wilson-Raybould /via LifeSiteNews)

Former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet last week sharply escalated a crisis many say threatens to split the Liberal caucus, throw the government into chaos, and do lasting damage to Trudeau's political fortunes. The next federal election is a mere 8 months away, on Oct. 21.

In the latest explosive developments, Trudeau's principal secretary Gerald Butts resigned Monday. The prime minister's longtime friend and closest confidante and advisor, Butts denied any wrongdoing but said his presence distracted from the government's work, Canadian Press reported. Butts's departure led to further dire predictions about Trudeau's fate, with Stephen Maher writing in Macleans the SNC-Lavalin scandal "could bring down the government."

Meanwhile, in their first day back in the House since the scandal broke, MPs debated an NDP motion Tuesday to hold a public inquiry into the affair, Canadian Press reported. The motion also asked Trudeau to release Wilson-Raybould, the former minister at the heart of the scandal, from the solicitor-client privilege she says prevents her disclosing her side of the story, it reported... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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