Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding high-level discussions today to plot next steps in the ongoing SNC Lavalin controversy — steps which may include Trudeau making some display of contrition over how officials in his office conducted themselves. Wilson-Raybould testified before a Commons committee last week that 11 officials in the Prime Minister's Office and other offices inappropriately pressured her to override a decision to prosecute SNC-Lavalin on bribery charges related to contracts in Libya. Trudeau, the source said, didn't know Philpott was quitting until they spoke shortly before her resignation was made public. Philpott was widely viewed as one of the most competent and effective ministers in the Trudeau cabinet. In her resignation letter, Philpott made it clear she was resigning over the government's handling of SNC-Lavalin.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2019 19:48 UTC