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A large number of Canadians are now probably asking themselves if they need to lawyer up in case Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decides to go after them as well.

On Sunday, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer revealed that a lawyer for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent him a letter threatening to sue him for libel based on his Lavscam comments.

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Towards the end of last month, Scheer was musing on the release of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s documents to the Justice Committee and stated that they offer “concrete evidence that proves Justin Trudeau led a campaign to politically interfere with SNC-Lavalin’s criminal prosecution.”

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Julian Porter, Trudeau’s lawyer, wrote to Scheer that “your statement, in its entirety, is beyond the pale of fair debate and is libellous of my client personally and in the way of his occupation as prime minister.”

Interesting. But there is just a small problem here. For the past couple of months Canadians have been engaged in vigorous debate over the very issue Scheer’s sentence touches upon.