The opposition statement came Wednesday after then-Canadian justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould testified earlier in the day that Trudeau’s staff had allegedly exerted pressure on her over the SNC-Lavalin scandal, Reuters reported.
The leader of Canada’s main opposition party Andrew Scheer demanded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quit over the SNC-Lavalin case. “He can no longer, with a clear conscience, continue to lead this nation”, Scheer told reporters, cited by Reuters, calling for police to immediately probe the case.
According to Wilson-Raybould’s Wednesday testimony, cited by AP, she asked Trudeau if he was politically interfering with her role as attorney general and told him she would strongly advise against it.
In particular, Trudeau said later on Wednesday, cited by Reuters, that he strongly maintains that he and his staff always acted appropriately in the SNC-Lavalin case, adding that he was worried about the jobs at SNC-Lavalin and the implications for pensioners.