Women Are Abandoning Trudeau’s Team Over the SNC-Lavalin Scandal
- Philpott resigns from Treasury Board, adding to PM’s woes
- Liberals taking hit in polls ahead of Canada’s fall election
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The crisis engulfing Justin Trudeau’s government is deepening, with the self-avowed feminist prime minister of Canada reeling as high-profile female lawmakers jump ship amid an ethics uproar.
Treasury Board President Jane Philpott -- seen as one of his team’s star performers -- quit cabinet Monday amid questions about Trudeau’s efforts to snuff out corruption charges against Montreal construction firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. She said the scandal meant she could no longer back the government.