Jody Wilson-Raybould’s cabinet resignation seemingly blindsided the prime minister. Her high-profile departure tests the government’s resiliency in an election year.

In this episode: House of Commons justice committee chair Anthony Housefather and HuffPost Canada senior politics editor Ryan Maloney. Hosted by Althia Raj.

Detailed show notes:

(3:41) Breaking down the ABCs of the political fallout

(6:56) HuffPost editor Ryan Maloney says Wilson-Raybould’s social media suggests she’s liking posts that suggest “she’s been done dirty”

(13:18) Three hours of “political theatre” in under two minutes

(14:42) Tory MP Michael Cooper claims a “cover up”

(16:26) Liberal MP Anthony Housefather takes you behind the scenes of a heated committee meeting

(20:41) Housefather on what kind of witness he doesn’t want to appear

(23:28) Housefather floats a Quebec caucus theory for why Wilson-Raybould was shuffled—then later apologizes

(25:37) Althia reads the Liberal-backed motion that thwarted one tabled by Conservatives, NDP

(27:06) “They want us to vote for a motion that already implies that wrongdoing occured”

(30:19) Canadian committees vs. American committees

(31:26) Housefather explains he didn’t reach out to PMO because of optics and staff are “potential witnesses”

(33:11) How differently the SNC-Lavalin affair is playing out in Quebec vs. everywhere else