The orphans of Jody Wilson-Raybould

The door is locked, the metal gate is pulled, boxes loaded with objects of all kinds litter the floor, a small ladder is lying in front of the reception desk: Jody Wilson-Raybould prepares to leave the Vancouver Granville riding , whom she has represented in the House of Commons since 2015. But the first Indigenous woman to become Canada’s justice minister has not said her last word.

His memories with the title “Indian” in the Cabinet : Speaking Truth to Power will invade the shelves of bookstores in Vancouver – and the country – next Tuesday, six days before the election. The Indigo branch alone, located at the intersection of Route 99 and West Broadway, has placed an initial order of more than 400 copies. “It’s a large amount,” says the bookseller while looking away from his computer screen. “We will promote it, for sure. “

The 350-page book will find pride of place in the vast store, he adds. The clerk points to a round table placed at the entrance of the store to which “the books, the authors and the trends that everyone is talking about” are entitled to. The memories of the former federal minister will notably join the titles The Madness of Crowds, by Louise Penny, and The president’s daughter, by Bill Clinton and James Patterson.

In “Indian” in the Cabinet, Jody Wilson-Raybould is busy “telling stories”, including that of his assumption of office as Minister of Justice in the fall of 2015 and that of his shattering “exit” from the Trudeau government three years and two months later , after having suffered, according to her, undue and repeated pressure from the Prime Minister’s office to convince her to intervene to avoid a criminal trial at SNC-Lavalin. Mr. Trudeau and his personal guard have repeated, including during the 2019 election campaign, to have respected the law at all times. “I hope to contribute to our common task of building an even stronger Canada, a Canada where our political culture and governance practices can evolve to address the most pressing issues, the issues of our time, such as the racial justice and climate change, ”said Jody Wilson-Raybould in anticipation of her book’s release last spring.

Significant support

The launch date for the memoir of the nation member We Wai Kai is circled in the campaign team calendar for Conservative candidate Kailin Che, whose campaign space is a short walk from the Indigo store. “We are waiting for him! »Says Annie behind a black mask bearing the logo of the Conservative Party of Canada (PCC). ” Here, [Jody Wilson-Raybould] enjoys significant support. People admire him a lot, ”emphasizes the volunteer of Quebec origin, seated behind a table loaded with documents.

Jody Wilson-Raybould had succeeded, two years ago, in convincing the voters of Vancouver Granville to give him a second term in the federal Parliament, and this, just a few months after having slammed the door of the team of Justin trudeau. No less than 32% of the voters had then taken the side of the independent candidate, against 26.6% for the recruit of the Liberal Party of Canada, Taleeb Noormohamed. The CPC and the New Democratic Party (NDP) won the support of 22.1% and 13.1% of voters, respectively.

Annie, who describes herself as a regular campaigner in Vancouver Granville, anticipates a close end to the race in the traditionally Liberal riding. Now orphans, supporters of Jody Wilson-Raybould will not necessarily all return to the liberal fold, believes the native of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Women were particularly shocked by Justin Trudeau’s sidelining from the Justice Department in January 2019, she continues. “They still are. “

The LPC’s trademark in the Liberal riding has taken its toll, according to 338Canada. Voters would however still be “inclined” to support the liberal candidate, indicate the latest electoral projections of the statistical model of Philippe J. Fournier.

Janet has turned her back on Justin Trudeau’s PLC. The former liberal sympathizer says she has, over time, been able to pass the sponge on the We Charity affair, but not the SNC-Lavalin affair. The psychology professor had supported the PLC in 2015, but Jody Wilson-Raybould, in 2019. She will join the NDP on September 20, she notes after seeing her march interrupted by The duty.

In addition, she has a grudge against Justin Trudeau. He has proven to be a “weak” prime minister, including in times of crisis, Janet points out. “I don’t think he’s strong. I really don’t like Justin Trudeau, ”she says before resuming her walk through a neighborhood dotted with construction sites. “But, I loved his father. “

For her part, Debbie disapproves of “the way she [Jody Wilson-Raybould] behaved in this whole affair. She should have pulled herself together, ”she argues, before confiding to the To have to being born in Quebec where her military father – and his family – had been deployed during the October Crisis of 1970.

Susan is also convinced that with good faith, Jody Wilson-Raybould could have settled her differences with Justin Trudeau. “I am 100% behind independent women. She was the perfect choice for the job Minister of Justice. It’s a shame, ”she said, glancing at the window of the independent bookstore Entrepôt de livres, where Indigenous literature takes pride of place. “We expect an extraordinary amount of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s book,” specifies an employee inside the store.

Bass profile

Jody Wilson-Raybould has kept a low profile since the start of the election campaign, which hasn’t stopped him from drawing attention to Canadians and their allies left behind in Afghanistan and speaking out against the Liberal candidacy in Ontario, of Raj Saini despite allegations of sexual misconduct against him. “Anyone who has the responsibility to fix this problem and doesn’t do it is not fit to lead. Anyone who stays there and does nothing is complicit. Anyone who is surprised has not paid attention, ”the former Attorney General of Canada wrote on Twitter on 1^is last September. Raj Saini later withdrew.

Pending the release of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s book, Taleeb Noormohamed, who is once again trying to be elected in Vancouver Granville under the banner of the PLC, continues to pose as Justin Trudeau’s man of the situation to resolve the issue. housing crisis, particularly acute in metropolitan British Columbia, having bought, renovated and sold 41 properties since 2005. In doing so, he has raked in profits of nearly $ 5 million.

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