Trudeau Boots Former AG From Caucus After Secret Recording
- Wilson-Raybould alleged she was pressured to help SNC-Lavalin
- Fellow lawmakers had increasingly called for her dismissal
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expelled his former attorney general from the Liberal caucus -- a risky bid to cauterize a scandal that has hammered the party’s popularity for the past two months.
During a special meeting of lawmakers Tuesday night, Trudeau announced he had ejected both Jody Wilson-Raybould and her ally Jane Philpott, another former minister, from the Liberal caucus. Wilson-Raybould said in a tweet Trudeau had also barred her from seeking re-election this fall under the Liberal banner.