Wilson-Raybould Leaving Federal Politics Means MPs’ Independence and Ability to Speak Up Is Diminished: Former Liberal MP

Wilson-Raybould Leaving Federal Politics Means MPs’ Independence and Ability to Speak Up Is Diminished: Former Liberal MP
MP Jody Wilson-Raybould leaves Parliament Hill after a short visit in Ottawa on April 2, 2019. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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MP Jody Wilson-Raybould’s decision to leave federal politics doesn’t bode well for the independence and ability of members to speak on behalf of their constituents, a former Liberal MP says.

“I think it suggests that the independence, the ability to speak, to represent, is lost with her departure,” Dan McTeague told The Epoch Times.