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David Raymond Amos‏ @DavidRayAmos
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Methinks if Judge Joyal is a wiseguy he would sue both Justin and Jody and make a really big score N'esy Pas?


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Trudeau condemns leaks to media on judicial appointments, denies PMO was source

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George Jefferson
Does this guy actually think anyone believes anything hes says anymore ? He must think we all fell off the turnip truck


David R. Amos
Reply to @George Jefferson: Methinks Archie Bunker's old buddy would advise the the wiseguy Joyal to sue both Justin and Jody and make a really big score N'esy Pas?












Richard Dekkar
Of course the leak came from the PMO - nobody else was privy to that level of detail and nobody outside his entourage would believe otherwise. By condemning the source he has condemned himself.









John Smith
Hopefully the next liberal leader is not picked on superficial reasons of how they look or their famous last name


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Shawn Bereziuk
Instead of apologizing to Canadians one at a time, speed up the process and apologize to all Canadians and resign.


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Alex Forbes
Looks like the sunny ways are over...


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John Smith
I don't believe you Trudeau. This was obviously orchestrated to cast doubt on the ability of JWR at a time when her credibility is a threat to the PM and the PMO.


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Steve Vaughan
Reply to @David R. Amos: Seeing a lot of that. Good to see they aren't all blindly following this guy. Whatever your political bent, I think it's nuts to trust someone like Trudeau. He's a fraud, and not a good man.









Kasper Kane
Sure Justin. What ever you say. Mean while another attack on JWR today.


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Garry Walton
For the good of Canada and all Canadians, Trudeau needs to resign, there have been too many violations and blunders.
At this point, he has zero credibility and has lost the confidence of the nation.


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Darren MacDonald
We are completely innocent and we don't want to open an investigation to see who did it, lol



Jim Donald
Trudeau's ineptitude is no longer funny. I am embarrassed for the country.


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Trudeau condemns leaks to media on judicial appointments, denies PMO was source

Wilson-Raybould says she didn't release secret information, calls for investigation

Prime Minster Justin Trudeau has condemned leaks to the media about a sensitive Supreme Court nomination process as the SNC-Lavalin controversy continues to rage. (Tijana Martin/Canadian Press)


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today condemned leaks to the media about a highly confidential Supreme Court appointment process and denied his office was the source of the information.

Speaking to reporters in Halifax on Thursday, Trudeau commented on media reports this week that said Jody Wilson-Raybould and Trudeau had a "significant disagreement" over the 2017 nomination to the top court.

CTV and The Canadian Press reported that Wilson-Raybould, then justice minister and attorney general, wanted Manitoba judge Glenn Joyal to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, while Trudeau thought he was too conservative a pick for a Liberal government that champions the Charter of Rights.

Typically, discussions linked to the sensitive judicial appointment process are treated as highly confidential.

"We condemn the number of leaks that have happened recently of confidential information that has been let out over the past weeks," Trudeau said.
"I certainly would wish that people who have access to confidential information would keep it confidential, but I know there are questions asked about the integrity of [the] process. We have the merit-based independent process to choose judges."

PM would 'never leak'

The prime minister said his office did not have "any part in leaking." His office also issued its own denial late yesterday.

"We take the integrity of our institutions seriously," said PMO spokesperson Chantal Gagnon in a statement. "The PMO would never leak who would be considered for a judicial appointment."

Trudeau said he wants to assure Canadians they can have confidence in the strength of Canada's judiciary and its selection process.

"This is something that degrades people's confidence in the independence of our judicial system, and they need to know that they can still very much have confidence in our system," he said.
Wilson-Raybould also denied releasing the information and said Wednesday the leaks should be investigated.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called the leaks "deeply concerning" and noted that some are suggesting the source is within the Liberal government itself.

"The fact that these leaks are coming out speaks to a broader narrative that's attempting to smear the former attorney general," he said today in Ottawa. "And that is just completely inappropriate."

Justice Minister David Lametti tweeted his own concerns about the confidentiality breach Wednesday, prompting Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to point the finger at the prime minister.




"Why are you tweeting something like this instead of calling your boss, Justin Trudeau, and asking him why he leaked it?" Scheer tweeted.

"How about you do more than just express your concern and do something about it? Have you launched an investigation into who leaked it?"

Allegations of political pressure

Media reports about the 2017 rift between Trudeau and Wilson-Raybould over the appointment landed in the midst of an intensifying political controversy over the SNC-Lavalin file. Wilson-Raybould has alleged she endured sustained, intense political pressure and veiled threats meant to convince her to override the independent decision of the director of the Public Prosecution Service to deny the company a deferred prosecution agreement.

She has said she believes she was demoted to Veterans Affairs because she resisted that political pressure. Trudeau has denied her allegations, insisting that the issue amounts to a difference of perspectives.

Wilson-Raybould submitted a new written statement and copies of emails and text messages to the Commons justice committee this week, after the Liberal-dominated committee voted to close down hearings on the SNC-Lavalin matter without recalling Wilson-Raybould back to testify a second time.

Those documents are now being translated with personal information redacted, and are expected to be released Friday afternoon.