SNC-Lavalin affair: Trudeau expels ‘whistleblower’ MPs

Canada’s prime minister has kicked two MPs from his party’s caucus after they accused him of meddling in a criminal case involving an influential company.
Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott had already resigned from PM Justin Trudeau’s cabinet citing their concerns over the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Now they have been expelled from Mr Trudeau’s Liberal Party, months before a general election.
The SNC-Lavalin controversy has cast a shadow over Mr Trudeau’s leadership.

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