Jody Wilson-Raybould wins her Vancouver seat as an Independent

The Canadian Press | October 21, 2019 in Federal Election

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Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson−Raybould has been successful in her bid to get re−elected as an Independent candidate.

Wilson−Raybould quit Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after she accused the prime minister and his office of inappropriately pressuring her as the attorney general to intervene in the criminal prosecution of Quebec engineering giant SNC−Lavalin on corruption charges.

The Canadian Press is projecting that Wilson−Raybould will win her seat of Vancouver Granville.

Wilson−Raybould’s decision to leave cabinet was followed by her colleague Jane Philpott, who failed in her attempt to win as an Independent in the Ontario riding of Markham−Stouffville.

Trudeau eventually kicked both women out of the Liberal caucus and many of their supporters saw it as vindication when the federal ethics commissioner concluded that Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring Wilson−Raybould to stop the prosecution of SNC−Lavalin.

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