Jody Wilson-Raybould
Jody Wilson-Raybould is a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2015 to 2019. She gained national prominence during the SNC-Lavalin affair, where she accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government of political interference in a corruption case. Her advocacy for Indigenous rights and her legal expertise have made her a significant figure in Canadian politics.
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Blair was named parliamentary secretary to then attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould.
Bill Blair to resign Toronto seat, become next high commissioner to U.K.
Canada· 2026-02-02
Mr. Fife broke the SNC-Lavalin affair in 2019 when he revealed that then-prime-minister Justin Trudeau put pressure on his attorney-general, Jody Wilson-Raybould.
Robert Fife to receive Hyman Solomon Award for Excellence in Public Policy JournalismCanada· 2025-11-27
Jody Wilson-Raybould was pressured by government officials to interfere in a criminal prosecution.
There is a constituency in the Conservative Party for Poilievre’s antics, which is really the problemCanada· 2025-10-23
He put pressure on Jody Wilson-Raybould, then the attorney-general, to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.
Pierre Poilievre charges ahead recklesslyCanada· 2025-10-22
Mr. Trudeau applied pressure on then-attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould to pause the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.
Pierre Poilievre’s casual accusation of an RCMP cover-up is stunningCanada· 2025-10-20
Jody Wilson-Raybould is recognized as Canada’s first Indigenous attorney-general and is the sister of Kory Wilson.
The Indigenous over-incarceration crisis can only be addressed if Canadians actCanada· 2025-10-17
Mr. Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act in his interactions with then-Attorney-General Jody Wilson-Raybould regarding legal matters involving engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.
Ethics rules must cover even apparent conflicts of interest, commissioner saysCanada· 2025-06-12
Allegations in 2019 revealed that then-prime minister Trudeau put pressure on his attorney-general, Jody Wilson-Raybould.
The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife receives Michener-Baxter AwardCanada· 2025-06-06
Jody Wilson-Raybould was previously offered the Indigenous services ministry but turned it down.
New Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says she’s been handed ‘one of the toughest tasks’Canada· 2025-05-16
Jody Wilson-Raybould has since told of how she was unable even to get a meeting with the prime minister.
Carney’s cabinet: a familiar mix of quotas, duplication and pork-barrel politicsCanada· 2025-05-16
Mr. de Jong added that if he becomes the first independent MP elected since Jody Wilson-Raybould, he would still likely support much of the Conservative agenda.
Retiring long-time Conservative MP criticizes party for nomination interference in B.C. ridingCanada· 2025-04-16
Jody Wilson-Raybould is mentioned in the context of political pressure related to SNC-Lavalin.
Letters to the editor, April 1: ‘My hopes for Mark Carney have taken a body blow’Canada· 2025-04-01
Jody Wilson-Raybould is noted as the only independent candidate to have won a seat in the past four elections.
Former B.C. cabinet minister Mike de Jong set to run in federal election as an independentCanada· 2025-03-27
Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada’s new justice minister and attorney general, was smiling in the sunshine behind Trudeau.
Justin Trudeau: The end of a decade of ‘sunny ways’
United States· 2025-03-14
Jody Wilson-Raybould is one of the star candidates recruited by Justin Trudeau.
Opinion: The Liberal Party of Canada is reinventing – and resurrecting – itself once againCanada· 2025-03-08
Jody Wilson-Raybould was the Attorney-General who was involved in the SNC-Lavalin scandal during Justin Trudeau's tenure.
Opinion: Infection point: How vaccine mandates killed the Justin Trudeau brandCanada· 2025-03-07
