As a follow up, and take this for what its worth, but apparently the current situation is happening BECAUSE the Conservatives, in 2006, created a law to catch scanadals and prevent the attorney general from interfering, because of the (Also Liberal government's) sponsorship scandal. So not only have the Conservatives not been caught in a scandal like this, but they've actually created laws to help prevent cover ups. And Justin Trudeau's office is vocally upset about it.
In 2006, one of the first actions of the new government of Stephen Harper was the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, a measure designed to prevent future occurrences of the Sponsorship Scandal. Now, that act is at the centre of events apparently showing an attempt by the government of Justin Trudeau to halt a criminal prosecution for political reasons.
“Gerry (Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) talked to me about how the statute was set up by Harper (and) that he does not like the law,” former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould said in Wednesday testimony before the House of Commons justice committee.
Previously, Canadian attorneys general had full discretion over which criminal cases were pursued and which were abandoned. Since the Attorney General is also a sitting cabinet member, the door was left open for easy – and quiet – political meddling in the judicial process.
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