Trudeau fails to halt scandal as twin expulsions damage PM's feminist image

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Trudeau fails to halt scandal as twin expulsions damage PM's feminist image

• Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott ejected from caucus
• Scandal could harm Trudeau’s prospects in autumn election

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Wed 3 Apr 2019 18.33 BST

Justin Trudeau is facing fresh criticism for expelling two former ministers from his party, dashing any hopes that a scandal which has dogged his government for nearly two months will disappear any time soon.

The scandal began with allegations of political interference with a corruption investigation, but it has now grown into an all-out crisis for the Liberal party, producing numerous political casualties and casting doubt over Trudeau’s prospects in this autumn’s general election.

On Tuesday evening, Liberal MPs voted to eject former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould and former treasury board president Jane Philpott, citing a lack of confidence in the two women.

“The trust that had previously existed between these two individuals and our team has been broken,” Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday evening.

But the expulsion of Wilson-Raybould, a Kwakwaka’wakw lawyer and regional chief, and Philpott, a family doctor with extensive experience working in impoverished nations, threatens to tarnish the carefully crafted image of Trudeau and his government.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/03/justin-trudeau-canada-liberal-mps-scandal-snc

[abqtommy]

1. Trudeau and his Liberals

have pewed the scrooch big time. I bet Trudeau wishes he had touched women instead!