A new report from the Ethics Commissioner finds Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by pressuring former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to grant a deferred prosecution agreement to engineering giant SNC-Lavalin.

Then we take a deeper look at the accusations that led to Ben Stewart stepping out of the BC Liberal caucus and which MLAs aren’t donating to their party.

And in quick takes we look at coverage of Alan Mullen’s “excellent summer adventure”, the start of the Manitoba election campaign and the death of Deepak Obrhai.

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Links

Segment 1: The Trudeau II Report

• The Report
• Trudeau accepts report but doesn’t apologize
• JWR speaks out
• Anne McLellan says don’t split AG & Justice Minister

Segment 2: Quails Gate-gate
at 20m51s

• Ben Stewart speaks to Rob Shaw
• Cheryl Doll LinkedIn and Jan 2019 Kelowna Daily Courier article
• Blog on MLA fundraising

Quick takes
at 29m52s

• Alan Mullen’s “excellent summer adventure”
• Manitoba goes to the polls September 10
• Deepak Obhrai dies of liver cancer

Image via @JustinPJTrudeau on Instagram