Former Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould quit unexpectedly on Tuesday after a newspaper reported she had been pressured by Trudeau's team to go easy on SNC-Lavalin Group Inc last year when she was justice minister and attorney general. The House of Commons justice committee, dominated by Liberal legislators, defeated an opposition motion to question Wilson-Raybould as well as two top aides in the prime minister's office. It later voted to call three other witnesses - current Justice Minister David Lametti and two senior civil servants - and discuss next steps at a closed-door meeting next week.
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