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| + | |title=Canada/Minister/Veterans Affairs | ||
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| + | |end=February 12, 2019 | ||
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| + | |title=Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver Granville | ||
| + | |start=October 19, 2015 | ||
| + | |end=September 20, 2021 | ||
| + | |description=elected as a liberal, ran again as an Independent in 2019 and was re-elected | ||
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| − | '''Jody Wilson-Raybould''' (born 23 March 1971) is a [[Canadian]] politician and the Liberal Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville. She | + | }} |
| + | '''Jody Wilson-Raybould''' (born 23 March 1971) is a [[Canadian]] politician and the former Liberal Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville. She was [[Minister of Justice]] and [[Attorney General]] of [[Canada]] in the cabinet of [[Justin Trudeau]] from 2015 until January 2019 and then as [[Minister of Veterans Affairs]] from 14 January 2019, until resigning on 12 February 2019.<ref>''[https://jwilson-raybould.liberal.ca/news-nouvelles/statement-from-the-honourable-jody-wilson-raybould-member-of-parliament-for-vancouver-granville/ "Statement from the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville"]''</ref> | ||
| + | ==Crown Prosecutor== | ||
Before entering Canadian federal politics, she was a Crown Prosecutor for British Columbia, a Treaty Commissioner and Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations. Wilson-Raybould studied at the [[University of Victoria]] and later at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Farrell|first=Terry|date=November 4, 2015|title=Rachel Blaney represents diversity in Parliament|url=http://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/340262361.html|newspaper=Comox Valley Record|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref> | Before entering Canadian federal politics, she was a Crown Prosecutor for British Columbia, a Treaty Commissioner and Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations. Wilson-Raybould studied at the [[University of Victoria]] and later at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Farrell|first=Terry|date=November 4, 2015|title=Rachel Blaney represents diversity in Parliament|url=http://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/340262361.html|newspaper=Comox Valley Record|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Meng Wangzhou== | ||
| + | On 14 January 2019, Vancouver Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. | ||
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| + | She was previously the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. | ||
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| + | Wilson-Raybould was replaced by [[David Lametti]], a Montreal-area MP who was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. | ||
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| + | The transfer of Wilson-Raybould comes as a court hearing is underway concerning the extradition of [[Huawei]] CFO [[Meng Wanzhou]] to the [[United States]]. | ||
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| + | Ultimately, the Attorney General will make the decision on whether Meng should be sent to the United States if the extradition request is upheld in court.<ref>''[https://www.straight.com/news/1187436/vancouver-mp-jody-wilson-raybould-loses-justice-portfolio-justin-trudeau-cabinet "Vancouver MP Jody Wilson-Raybould loses justice portfolio in Justin Trudeau cabinet shuffle"]''</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 23 March 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of | Trudeau Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Canada/Liberal Party of Canada, Independent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian cabinet minister who was forced out by Justin Trudeau
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Jody Wilson-Raybould (born 23 March 1971) is a Canadian politician and the former Liberal Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville. She was Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada in the cabinet of Justin Trudeau from 2015 until January 2019 and then as Minister of Veterans Affairs from 14 January 2019, until resigning on 12 February 2019.[1]
Crown Prosecutor
Before entering Canadian federal politics, she was a Crown Prosecutor for British Columbia, a Treaty Commissioner and Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations. Wilson-Raybould studied at the University of Victoria and later at the University of British Columbia.[2]
Meng Wangzhou
On 14 January 2019, Vancouver Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence.
She was previously the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
Wilson-Raybould was replaced by David Lametti, a Montreal-area MP who was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.
The transfer of Wilson-Raybould comes as a court hearing is underway concerning the extradition of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to the United States.
Ultimately, the Attorney General will make the decision on whether Meng should be sent to the United States if the extradition request is upheld in court.[3]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s government in crisis after minister quits over corruption probe | Article | 13 February 2019 | Agence France-Presse | A Canadian minister’s sudden resignation on 12 February 2019 turned vague allegations of interference in the criminal prosecution of an engineering giant into a deepening political crisis for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. |
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