April 11: Expelled from caucus. Plus other letters to the editor GlobeDebate
: The suggestion from Jane Philpott that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the law in expelling her and Jody Wilson-Raybould is another example of narrow legalism that misses the bigger picture.All prosecutions must not only have a reasonable prospect of conviction, but must also be in the public interest.
Ms. Wilson-Raybould was within her rights not to offer a deferred prosecution agreement to SNC-Lavalin. But it perplexes me why she did not see it as being in the public interest to do so. Mr. Trudeau’s clumsy efforts to do the right thing, and Ms. Wilson-Raybould’s determination to be right, even at the cost of the Liberal Party, and the good of the country itself, educates us about both their characters.
Now, we have more technical legal arguments designed to further bloody the government in this sordid little civil war. To what end? Vindication? Self-righteousness? Clearly Ms. Philpott and Ms. Wilson-Raybould have lost the confidence of most of their party. Lost in this sorry saga of personal ambition and self-righteousness is the good of the country.
I concur with Jane Philpott that the action of the Prime Minister on April 2, 2019, to expel her and Jody Wilson-Raybould from caucus broke federal law. The public record is clear that there was no vote four years ago at the 2015 caucus meeting as required pursuant to Section 49.8 of the Parliament of Canada Act.Justin Trudeau’s conduct was a breach of parliamentary rights of the members.
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