Dear Editor:
When you are playing defence in politics, you either shoot the messenger, or muddy the waters with irrelevant information.
Jodi Wilson-Raybould is the proverbial messenger while the federal Liberal government is the symbolic shooter.
Until recently Raybould was the attorney general of Canada and minister of justice. Today she is neither while continuing to serve as member of parliament for her British Columbia riding.
What happened? Reporters at The Globe and Mail broke the story by asking the simple question, “Why was Ms. Raybould demoted from her position”? Not satisfied with the answers they received from the government, they did what all good news media is tasked to do. They kept on asking questions.
On Feb. 27 Raybould appeared before the House of Commons Justice Committee, where she outlined in detail relentless, sustained, systematic political interference in her independent role as attorney general connected to her decision with the SNC-Lavalin file.
As a citizen, I would ask that The Globe and other journalists continue to unravel this story, that Canadians pay attention and don’t tire hearing about it, that Raybould is treated with the utmost respect, and finally that the core story doesn’t become intentionally diluted for political gain.
Janet Calderwood,
Rockwood