Growing support for separating roles of justice minister and attorney general

The woman at the centre of the political storm has herself called for this separation to be studied. As part of her explosive testimony to the House of Commons justice committee earlier this week, Jody Wilson-Raybould said she believes there is merit in the committee studying splitting the roles of attorney general and justice minister.

In her testimony Wednesday, Wilson-Raybould pointed to the United Kingdom, where the roles are separate. Both offices are held by politicians but the attorney general doesn't sit in cabinet. The "Shawcross Doctrine," the principle that limits how much an attorney general can be asked to consider politics, is named for a British attorney general of the 1950s.

Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick told the committee last month those discussions were perfectly legal and didn't cross the line into improper pressure on the attorney general, whom he noted was repeatedly assured by Trudeau that a final decision on the matter was hers. Wilson-Raybould disagreed, saying she found the pressure inappropriate, if legal.

"There are challenges and you have to try to distinguish your hats and knowing when you're wearing your minister-of-justice hat or knowing when you have to put on your attorney-general hat," he said. "There are good arguments to split it." "I was of the opinion, when I was there for six-and-a-half years, that it was a good fit. That there was a complete separation between the two," he told reporters in Ottawa. "But maybe we should have a look it at when you see this kind of abuse taking place."

The roles should be separate!

Why? It hasn’t caused a problem in 150 YEARS, do we change it just because Trudeau and his Cronies don’t think the “Rule of Law” applies to them nor their corporate donors like SNC-no what they did was Obstruction of Justice and they are trying to confuse ill educated Canadians

Puglaas Ms. Wilson-Raybould, you must turn yourself in to the RCMP as we have formally requested your arrest for the proven 04/07/16 obstruction of justice to aid the coverup of LawSocietyLSO+OntLiberal conspiracies against me & the integrity of our laws in Canada! onpoli

This was never an issue UNTIL JustinTrudeau was at the helm. Entitled, spoiled brat didn't like being told 'No' so he attempted to corrupt the system. Thank God we had a strong woman in that role and not the pasty, weak willed limey he has in there now. TrudeauMustGo

That’s the spirit! It was the dual role that caused Trudeau’s problems - not the grift. Your PSF cheque is on the way (Positive Spin Funds)

Eliminating conflict of interest is a mayor step foward towards thrue Justice.

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