Speaking in question period on Monday, Trudeau announced Anne McLellan, a former Liberal justice minister and attorney general, has been named to the role as his new special adviser amid the SNC-Lavalin affair and will be tasked with examining questions raised by the controversy and providing recommendations to him by June 30, 2019.
In particular, she will be looking at whether the roles of attorney general and minister of justice should be split in light of the accusations by former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould of a “consistent and sustained effort” by senior government officials including Trudeau to pressure her into helping SNC-Lavalin escape a criminal trial.
Her appointment quickly prompted jeers and laughter from the opposition benches, with Conservatives questioning her ability to provide impartial examinations and recommendations given she served with Liberal members who still sit in caucus and in cabinet, including Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.
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