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RSS FeedsTrudeau doubles down on non-apology in SNC-Lavalin affair
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16 august 2019 00:31:01

 
Trudeau doubles down on non-apology in SNC-Lavalin affair
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has doubled down on his refusal to apologize for his actions in the SNC-Lavalin affair, prompting former Liberal cabinet minister Jane Philpott to question whether he truly grasps the “seriousness” of his ethics violation.Speaking to reporters in Fredericton Thursday, Trudeau again cast his actions in the controversy as “standing up for Canadian jobs” to help ensure SNC-Lavalin could continue to operate in Canada.“I’m not going to apologize for standing up for Canadians’ jobs, because that’s my job — to make sure Canadians and communities and pensioners and families across the country are supported, and that’s what I will always do,” Trudeau said. Trudeau added that he disagreed with conclusions in a critical report released Wednesday by Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, but fully accepts the report and takes “full responsibility” — despite refusing to apologize. But Philpott, who resigned her post as President of Treasury Board during the controversy earlier this year, said the prime minister’s continued insistence that his interventions on the SNC-Lavalin file were justified to save jobs “is a bit of an insult to Canadians.”“Canadians are smart enough to realize that that’s not what they are expecting an apology for. It’s a little offensive that there’s not an acknowledgment even of what the violation is for which many Canadians would like to see an apology,” Philpott said.“The conflict of interest commissioner ... found him in breach of his obligations under our conflict of interest legislation. He violated that legislation. That’s a very serious obligation. I fail to understand why he cannot apologize to Canadians for that,” Philpott told the Star Thursday.Both Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned their cabinet posts and were subsequently tossed from the Liberal ca ...


 
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