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Canada's Treasury Board president resigns over Trudeau's handling of SNC-Lavalin affair
This is BAAAAD news for Trudeau. Jane Philpott is a highly-regarded and ethical minister, similar to Jody Wilson-Raybould. I really believe the time has come for Trudeau's resignation. The best thing he could do for the Liberal party is to step aside and allow someone else to lead as the October federal election approaches -- Jody Wilson-Raybould, perhaps.
On top of that, I'm seriously considering a screen name change here at the DU. True Dough is now tainted. I realize Gerald Butts, the prime minister's right-hand man, testifies on Wednesday and we don't know what he'll have to say, but the fact that Butts already resigned tells me a whole lot!
Jane Philpott, one of Justin Trudeau's most trusted ministers, announced today she has resigned from cabinet as the Liberal government's crisis over the SNC-Lavalin affair deepens.
"I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities and constitutional obligations," she said in a written statement.
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
Philpott, the MP for Markham-Stouffville, said she has been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and, after "serious reflection," concluded she must quit.
"I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities and constitutional obligations," she said in a written statement.
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
Philpott, the MP for Markham-Stouffville, said she has been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and, after "serious reflection," concluded she must quit.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/philpott-resignation-trudeau-snc-lavalin-1.5042411
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Thanks for the save. I'd hate to confuse my legions of fans and followers here.
