Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shuffled his Cabinet to fill the role vacated by an ex-minister who accuses him and others of inappropriately interfering to avoid prosecuting a major Canadian company.
Trudeau named a new veterans affairs minister on Friday after Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned from the Cabinet on February 12. Wilson-Raybould had been Justice Minister and Attorney General before being demoted to Veterans Affairs Minister in January.
Wilson-Raybould testified on Wednesday that Trudeau, his staff and other officials imposed pressure on her to avoid criminal prosecution of Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin in a case involving allegations of corruption in Libya. She said they pushed for an agreement that would let the company pay reparations but avoid a conviction.
