He announced his resignation, the fourth casualty of the SNC-Lavalin fiasco, the others being deposed attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould, former treasury board boss Jane Philpott, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s principal secretary, Gerry Butts.
Wernick alluded to “recent events” having led him to conclude he couldn’t continue as clerk during the upcoming federal election.
“One of the key roles of the Privy Council Office is to be ready to assist whatever government Canadians elect in October.
“It has been my privilege to work with the transition teams of three prime ministers,” he said. “It is now apparent that there is no path for me to have a relationship of mutual trust and respect with the leaders of the Opposition parties.”
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