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It was a week ago that Jody Wilson-Raybould “spoke her truth,” as she put it.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spent the better part of that week trying to downplay the testimony of his former Attorney General as little more than her “perspective” and sending out the Liberal troops to argue the virtues of working hard to protect the jobs of SNC-Lavalin workers.

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That’s not what’s at issue here though. The question is whether or not the Prime Minister’s Office advocated for those jobs in a way that became criminal — that constituted obstruction of justice.

It seems Canadians are well tuned in to this saga and troubled as well. Jane Philpott’s resignation from cabinet on Monday will only intensify that. A quarter of Canadians told pollster Nanos that Lavscam is going to change the way they vote in the October election.

They also told Nanos they want SNC-Lavalin prosecuted. A majority of Canadians — 55% — said take it to the courts, while 35% were okay with a deferred prosecution agreement.