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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s threat of a defamation suit against Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is just the latest example of a political fight that’s turned litigious. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

April 22, 2019

Trudeau’s libel threat against Scheer: A great Canadian political tradition

Randy Boswell, Carleton University

Politicians threatening to sue each other is not unusual in Canada, but the lawsuits seldom make it to court.

Sir John A. Macdonald was not only Canada’s first prime minister, he was the first justice minister and attorney general. Jody Wilson-Raybould has suggested the two roles should be split. National Archives of Canada/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

February 28, 2019

Is Sir John A. Macdonald to blame for the Wilson‑Raybould affair?

Randy Boswell, Carleton University and Jonathan Swainger, University of Northern British Columbia

Sir John A. Macdonald fused the jobs of justice minister and attorney general as Canada’s first prime minister. So is he partly to blame for the SNC-Lavalin controversy?

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