— Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes says she will not be seeking re-election in October in her riding of Whitby, Ont. The rookie MP released a statement on Twitter today saying it was a "personal decision" based on a number of factors. She says she informed the prime minister on Feb. 12 that she would be not be seeking re-election, but her reasons arose before then. The scandal centres on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and others pressured Wilson-Raybould to help the engineering firm avoid a criminal prosecution over allegedly corrupt business dealings. Following Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet last month, Caesar-Chavannes tweeted in support of her colleague, calling Wilson-Raybould "fierce, smart and unapologetic."

Source: Huffington Post March 02, 2019 20:48 UTC