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“I am an MP in Quebec, the member for Paineau,” Trudeau told Wilson-Raybould.

Senior officials in the PM’s office pushed her to give SNC-Lavalin what they wanted because the Liberal Party needed to make sure it was re-elected.

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“We can have the best policy in the world but we need to get re-elected,” Wilson-Raybould quoted Trudeau’s senior advisor, Mathieu Bouchard, as saying.

Wilson-Raybould said she didn’t find discussion about jobs inappropriate but said political discussions crossed the line.

In her more than 3 hours of testimony, Wilson-Raybould described “ a consistent and sustained effort” to pressure her in an inappropriate way.

She described “express statements” and “veiled threats” to cut a deal with SNC-Lavalin.

At a meeting with Trudeau’s former top advisor Gerry Butts on Dec. 5, 2018, Wilson-Raybould said she explained that she wanted the pressure from all sides of the government to stop.

Instead, he told her to find a solution, meaning to give SNC what they wanted.

“Gerry talked to me about how the statute was passed by Harper and how he doesn’t like the law,” Wilson-raybould told the committee.

Wilson-Raybould said she pointed out that it was the law on the books.

“We either have a system that is based on the rule of law, the independence of the prosecutorial functions and respect for those charged to use their discretion and powers in a particular way, or we do not,” Wilson-Raybould said.

Wilson-Raybould cited notes, e-mails and text messages to support her claim that there was inappropriate pressure on her for several months before she was removed as attorney general.