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OTTAWA — The opposition parties went into Wednesday’s meeting of the Commons justice committee seeking an in-depth investigation of the events leading to former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet.

Instead they got a Liberal motion that appears to set up a more academic study of the legal issues at play — and fails to invite key players in the story, including Wilson-Raybould herself. The Liberals also voted down a motion to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to waive solicitor-client privilege on the matter.

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“That is not an investigation, that is just simply going through the motions,” said NDP MP Nathan Cullen after the meeting. “Some small faint hope remains, but it’s very small, having watched them batten down the hatches today.”

Conservative MP Michael Cooper called the Liberal motion a “cover-up.” Lisa Raitt, the Conservative justice critic, told reporters that failing to invite Wilson-Raybould shows the Liberals aren’t intent on finding answers.