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BREAKING: Top Canadian cabinet minister resigns over PM’s handling of SNC-Lavalin affair
Jane Philpott Resigns From Trudeau Cabinet Amid SNC-Lavalin Affair
She was named Treasury Board president in January
TORONTO — Jane Philpott has stepped down from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet.
Philpott announced her decision to resign as Treasury Board president in a statement Monday. After some reflection, she said, it became clear it would be "untenable" for her to continue to serve as a minister.
"I have been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and after serious reflection, I have concluded that I must resign as a member of cabinet," she wrote.
She specifically cited the Liberals' handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair and its treatment of former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, whose explosive testimony before the House of Commons justice committee last week has spurred Conservative calls for Trudeau to resign.
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/03/04/jane-philpott-resigns-trudeau-cabinet_a_23684053/