Trudeau considering “contrition” statement over SNC-Lavalin

A senior government official said one of the options being discussed is for the PM to "show some ownership over the actions of his staff and officials" in their handling of the situation that surrounds former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, and with such, Trudeau is potentially considering a statement of contrition.

So it appears as though the Trudeau team will be taking a total 180 in their approach to the situation. Instead of Trudaeu's innitial claims that Wilson-Raybould's statements were false, he's now aims to go into full damage-control mode in an attempt to limit the fallout of the SNC-saga.

Up until now, Trudeau has described the controversy as a "difference of opinion" and has attempted to keep his image as one of innocence. After Wilson-Raybould's bombshell testimony in which she claims that 11 officials in the PMO and other officies inappropriately pressured her to "override a decision to prosecute SNC_LAvalin on bribery charges related to contracts in LIbya."

Trudeau's attempts to navigate through the muck and mire that has resulted has gotten thicker since Jane Philpott's resignation. Philpott served as one of Trudeau's most trusted ministers, and resigned from cabinet over the SNC-Lavalin affair as well, saying she had to "abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities and constitutional obligations."

Trudeau said in his climate change rally in Toronto that he may be changing his approach in the coming weeks.

"This matter has generated an important discussion," Trudeau told supporters at the rally. "How our democratic institutions, specifically the federal ministry and the staff and officials that support it, conduct themselves is critical and core to all of our principles."

According to the CBC, Trudeau has now cancelled a trip to Saskatchewan to spend Tuesday with his advisors and political strategists. These people include Chief of Staff Katie Telford, Executive Director of Communications and Planning Kate Purchase, Executive DIrector of Issues Management Brian Clow, and Canada's Ambassador to the United States David MacNaughton.

All of this is a result from the first domino that pushed everything into motion; the resignation of Jane Philpott. Sources say things "changed once again, maybe in its biggest way so far."

Trudeau apologizes all of the time. He has apologized to Indigenous peoples of British Columbia for the hanging of Native American chiefs in the late 1800's. He apologized for Canada's refusal of Jewish refugees during the 2nd world war. He has consoled with transgender people on Trans rememberance day. So why can he not apologize for actions that he committed, rather than for the actions of people who are no longer with us, who lived in a different era and conducted themselves in different ways?

"The source confirms the prime minister had no idea Philpott was poised to resign when he made minor changes to his cabinet on Friday to fill the vacancy caused by Wilson-Raybould's resignation. Trudeau, the source said, didn't know Philpott was quitting until they spoke shortly before her resignation was made public."

"Sadly, I have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised," said Philpott in her resignation letter. A sad reflection of the absolute state of the Canadian government, in which tob advisors are jumping ship.

A ship that has navigated too far left from the original course, and within that route has also steered into debacles involving alleged high-scale corruption, with a capitan that has lost the faith of the crew that he surrounds himself with.

The testimony that has torpedoed this ship has had lasting consequences that Trudeau is now attempting to come out ahead on. With recent polls given exclusively to Global News show, Canada is paying attention and is growing weary of the PM's anctics. As support for Trudeau plummits, so do the hopes of many Canadian voters that sincerely thought that Trudeau would be a change for the better. A government they can trust it is not.