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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and his aides have been accused of putting pressure on a cabinet member to stop pursuing a legal case against SNC-Lavalin, a Quebec based engineering company. Justice and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould said she was pressured to let go of the case and later resigned. Pressure is now mounting for Mr Trudeau to resign over the claims against himself and his aides.

Canadian MP Andrew Scheer said in an interview with CNN: “Justin Trudeau can simply not continue govern this country now that Canadians know what he has done.”

When asked if it was feasible this could be the end of Mr Trudeau, Professor Patric James from the USC School of International Relations also told CNN: “Yes. That government can fall, Trudeau could simply resign.

“People inside the Liberal Party right now seem to be holding firm with Trudeau, but if this story as the saying goes continue to go up and have legs I think the pressure will be on him to bail out.”

With the Canadian general election coming up in just seven months, the public opinion on Mr Trudeau and his party looks concerning.

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