OTTAWA — Oh, what a week it's been.
The SNC-Lavalin affair continues to eclipse the House of Commons, casting a shadow over the Liberal party and Jody Wilson-Raybould's fate within it.
The former attorney general delivered her much-anticipated testimony to the House justice committee on Wednesday — which happened to also be the day NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made his first address to caucus as a newly elected MP.
But the high of Singh's fresh byelection win was tempered by week's end with the resignation of two of the party's top MPs: Murray Rankin and Nathan Cullen.
In this episode of "Follow-Up," host Althia Raj digs through Wilson-Raybould's testimony with HuffPost Canada senior politics editor Ryan Maloney. Cullen also joins us for an honest conversation about why the time is right for him to leave the House behind.
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Detailed show notes:
(5:12) Ryan Maloney on one of the "wilder" moments in Jody Wilson-Raybould's testimony
(7:44) "The prime minister asked me to help out"
(14:51) That reference to Watergate's infamous "Saturday Night Massacre"
(19:04) Defining the difference between "illegal" and "inappropriate" pressure
(20:51) How badly the SNC-Lavalin controversy is hurting the Liberals
(24:48) Cabinet minister talk about Jody Wilson-Raybould's place in caucus
(30:43) Nathan Cullen on Jagmeet Singh's "significant" potential for growth
(34:46) Nathan Cullen shares the really good piece of advice Stockwell Day gave him as a rookie MP
(36:00) The one time Jack Layton got "proper angry" with Cullen
(37:17) Ed Broadbent on what Jagmeet Singh's byelection win means for the party now