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Here were some of the most interesting exchanges from Wernick and Drouin’s second round of questioning at the committee Wednesday afternoon.

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On accusations Wernick acted in a partisan way:

Murray Rankin (NDP): Sir, with great respect, how can we have listened to your testimony last time, and of course if we believe Madam Wilson-Raybould’s testimony, do anything but conclude that you have in fact crossed the line into partisan activity?

Wernick: I can only repeat, I state categorically that I have never given advice or done anything for partisan purposes … to advantage one political party versus another in the political arena.

On allegations of political pressure on Jody Wilson-Raybould:

Rankin: On Dec. 19, 2018, we’ve had a number of comments made by Madam Justice Wilson-Raybould about yourself and I want to give you the opportunity to refute them. Number one: You’re quoted as saying, “I think he is going to find a way,” speaking about the prime minister, “to get it done one way or the other, so he is in that kind of mood and I wanted you to be aware of it.” Did you say that? Or words approximating that?

Wernick: I do not have an independent recollection of the event. I did not wear a wire, record the conversation or take extemporaneous notes.

Rankin: So you wouldn’t have stuck in your mind words like that.

Wernick: That is not my recollection of the conversation.

Rankin: Then she said she warned you in this call that “we were treading on dangerous ground. I also issued a stern warning because as the attorney general I cannot act in a manner and the prosecution cannot act in a manner that is not objective, that isn’t independent. I cannot act in a partisan way and I cannot be politically motivated. This all screams of that.” Sound right?