Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed a similar sentiment Thursday when he took to the podium at the National Press Theatre on Parliament Hill to make his most deliberate statement yet about the SNC-Lavalin controversy . Under the Westminster system that Canada inherited from Britain, the justice minister assumes a second role that no other cabinet members have. Under this role — attorney general — the justice minister has judicial powers that, according to constitutional convention, must be exercised independently of partisan concerns that otherwise occupy the government of the day. I’ve always tried to foster an environment in which people can come and share with me their concerns, large or small, whether they be cabinet ministers or caucus members. “How do you clear the lines of communications between his office and the minister’s office?

Source: thestar March 08, 2019 00:43 UTC