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This was a real attempt to obstruct justice system

Editor: Isn’t there an issue of legality when someone is being coerced to perform an illegal act even though the perpetuator deems it to be harmless advice? Is there any difference to someone asking an attorney-general to break the law and a scenario

Editor:

Isn’t there an issue of legality when someone is being coerced to perform an illegal act even though the perpetuator deems it to be harmless advice? Is there any difference to someone asking an attorney-general to break the law and a scenario where someone is asked to steal something? Both are irresponsible suggestions, and in my opinion neither should be justified by saying it’s just idle chatter, and in the case of governing, saying: “It’s just part and parcel of conducting government business.”

It might be seen as a harmless suggestion on the part of the government officials who tried to advise Wilson-Raybould, but in effect it was a real attempt to obstruct the justice system.

Even though I agree with Carla Qualtrough’s analysis of the situation as written in the Optimist, whereas Wilson-Raybould said in her testimony that she wasn’t directed to do something and that she didn’t think anything illegal happened.

So in retrospect nothing illegal took place... So what’s the problem? Well here it is in a nutshell: Think what might have happened if someone with less moral fortitude holding the position of attorney-general was approached and agreed to stand-down on a prosecution procedure? Would the government have looked the other way because it got what it wanted, or would it have taken the attorney general to task for interfering with the justice system? You and I both know that with all that has transpired recently, the legality of the situation would most likely have been overlooked and the attorney general’s transgression ignored because it benefited the governments’ point of view.

It’s only because Wilson-Raybould refused to bow to pressure that we now witness the shortcomings of leaders who think they can do whatever they want without fear of repercussions. Shame to Justin Trudeau, and to all who support him for letting the people of Canada down.

Ray Roch