Former federal justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has called a Monday press conference in her home riding of Vancouver-Granville where she plans to make an announcement regarding her political future.
Wilson-Raybould, a first-term member of parliament, was kicked out of the Liberal caucus in April along with Toronto-area MP Jane Philpot after sparring with the Prime Minister’s Office over the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.
Wilson-Raybould’s dismissal followed a February hearing of the House of Commons justice committee where she testified that the PMO put forward a “consistent and sustained effort to seek to politically interfere” to secure a deferred prosecution agreement for the Montreal-based engineering firm.
Both Jody Wilson-Raybould and Philpot, also a former senior cabinet minister, have been sitting as independents since being booted from the Liberal caucus.
Philpot will also be making an announcement on her future political plans on Monday at her Markham-Stouffville riding.
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