Wilson-Raybould tables new written statement, texts and emails on SNC-Lavalin file

By Kathleen Harris

Documents must be translated, redacted for personal information before public release

Jody Wilson Raybould delivers her opening statement to the Commons justice committee meeting in Ottawa, Wednesday, February 27, 2019. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press )

Jody Wilson-Raybould has submitted a written statement, emails and text messages related to the SNC-Lavalin matter to the Commons justice committee, but it's not clear yet when the material will be made public.

The documents must be translated and scrubbed of personal information, such as email addresses and phone numbers, before they can be released.

The former justice minister and attorney general testified before the committee for nearly four hours on Feb. 27 about her allegation that senior government figures inappropriately pressured her to intervene in SNC-Lavalin's bribery case. Last week, the Liberal MPs who hold the majority on the committee voted to close down the inquiry without recalling Wilson-Raybould to testify a second time in response to other witnesses.

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