Many smart lawyers say former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould isn’t bound by solicitor-client privilege regarding her discussions with the Prime Minister’s Office in the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
Brian R.D. Smith of Gowlings, former attorney general of British Columbia, told thelawyersdaily.ca last week:
“I think she can tell the world. I hope she does. First of all, she’s not giving advice to government … It’s not covered by the cabinet oath. So why would it be privileged? … you have to prove a privilege. Privilege is a very narrow thing … I see no privilege in (alleged) discussions involving political aides of the government trying to persuade, or tell the attorney, that she should do certain things on a criminal prosecution.”
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