Chief Bill Wilson on his daughter, the former Attorney General; CPC leader tells Trudeau to resign; Is the Admiral Mark Norman case a big problem for Trudeau? Charbonneau Commission & SNC; New York Times report on SNC-Lavalin

The Roy Green Show Podcast

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Jody Wilson-Raybould's testimony before the parliamentary justice committee on Wednesday rocked the Trudeau government. The Prime Minister said he "completely disagrees with the former Attorney General's characterizations of events." The attacks on Wilson-Raybould and her credibility have since begun while Canadians have largely expressed strong support for the former Attorney General. Roy speaks with Chief Bill Wilson, Kwakwaka’wakw hereditary chief and Jodie Wilson-Raybould’s father, about how the Trudeau Liberals and others have reacted to his daughter’s testimony.
One of the reactions to Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony came from Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, who declared that he was "sickened and appalled" and immediately called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign. The Conservative Party’s leader joins Roy to discuss what comes next.

Canadians are becoming increasingly familiar with the story around a criminal charge against Vice Admiral Mark Norman, and his removal from command. Norman has been charged with breach of trust for allegedly leaking cabinet information concerning the acquisition of a much needed supply ship for the Canadian Navy. Now Admiral Norman's lawyers—led by Marie Heinen—are zeroing in on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Gerald Butts, Trudeau Chief of Staff Katie Telford, Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, and Zita Astravas, former issues manager in the PM's Office and now chief of staff to Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Brian Platt covered this for the National Post.

From May 2012 - November 2014, the Charbonneau Commission investigated the infiltration of Quebec’s construction industry by crime groups. It resulted in 66,000 pages of transcript, with the Mafia and Hells Angels identified as major players. SNC-Lavalin surfaced here as well as the company had been illegally delivering funds to Quebec politicians it favoured. A "Strawman" practice was engaged where SNC employees and their family members, some earning as little as $32,000 per year, donated up to $1000 to either the provincial Liberals or Parti Quebecois. Between 1998 and 2010 $1 million had been 'donated.' It was understood that the company would reimburse these political party gifts at the end of the year through performance bonuses for those employees.
Antonio Nicaso is an expert on organized crime who testified before the Charbonneau Commission. He and Roy now discuss corruption in Quebec, and the concerns surrounding SNC-Lavalin.

How is the SNC-Lavalin Affair viewed outside Canada's borders? The New York Times published a story titled:  The Strange Story Behind the SNC-Lavalin Affair, in which writer Ian Austen takes apart the Affair in point form. Ian joins Roy to explain the perception held by Americans, and how he took on the story.

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Guests:

Chief Bill Wilson, Kwakwaka’wakw hereditary chief, and Jodie Wilson-Raybould’s father

Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party

Brian Platt, Parliament Hill reporter for the National Post

Antonio Nicaso, expert on organized Crime, Queen's University lecturer and author of 27 books on Organized Crime, including ‘Bad Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizutto's Last War’ which has been adapted into the Television series ‘Bad Blood,’ now on Netflix

Ian Austen, reports on Canada for the New York Times

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