Jody Wilson-Raybould continued to sit in Parliament as an Independent and was reelected in 2019, but did not run in 2021.
59 Facts About Jody Wilson-Raybould
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Jody Wilson-Raybould is a member of the We Wai Kai Nation.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould carries the Kwak'wala name Puglaas which roughly translates to "woman born to noble people".
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Jody Wilson-Raybould is the daughter of Bill Wilson, a First Nations hereditary chief, politician, and lawyer, and Sandra Wilson, a teacher.
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On Canadian national television in 1983, Jody Wilson-Raybould's father informed then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau that his two daughters hoped to become lawyers and then Prime Minister some day.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould's parents divorced when Wilson-Raybould was a small child and she was raised by her mother on Vancouver Island, attending Robert Scott Elementary School in Port Hardy, British Columbia, where her mother taught, and later Comox, British Columbia, graduating from Highland Secondary School.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould studied political science and history at the University of Victoria where she was awarded her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould then studied for a law degree from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould is a lawyer by profession and was called to the bar in 2000 after articling at the Vancouver law firm of Connell Lightbody.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was a provincial Crown prosecutor in Vancouver's Main Street criminal courthouse in the Downtown Eastside, Canada's poorest neighbourhood, for three years from 2000 to 2003.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould has worked with these people and made choices about their future in a really meaningful way.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould served as commissioner for nearly seven years, one and a half of which she spent as the acting chief commissioner, earning a reputation for bringing opposing sides together in the complex treaty negotiation process.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould helped the establishment of a "Common Table" of 60 plus First Nations and the Crown.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was elected to council for the We Wai Kai Nation in January 2009, a role that she credits for strengthening her understanding and commitment to work at the provincial and national level advocating for First Nations' governance.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was appointed the We Wai Kai representative to the FNFA.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was first elected regional chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations in 2009.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould is credited with bringing the chiefs together, which was reflected in her being re-elected regional chief in November 2012.
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In 2011 and 2012, Jody Wilson-Raybould co-authored the BCAFN Governance Toolkit: A Guide to Nation Building.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould held portfolio responsibilities on the Assembly of First Nations national executive for governance and nation building, the Chiefs Committee on Claims and chaired the comprehensive claims joint working group.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould stated her message very straightforwardly as follows: societies that govern well simply do better economically, socially and politically than those that do not.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould has spoken publicly on such topics as aboriginal law, treaties, the environment, financial transparency, good governance and reconciliation.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould has travelled extensively to work on Indigenous peoples' rights and leadership issues, including to the Philippines, Taiwan and Israel.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was the co-chair of the 2014 Biennial Liberal Convention held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould secured the nomination for Vancouver Granville on July 31,2014.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was seen to be close to Liberal leader Justin Trudeau who approached her to run for the Liberals during the 2013 AFN Annual General meeting in Whitehorse.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould visited the Great Bear Rainforest with Justin Trudeau in 2014.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould denied that her decision to run gave rise to a conflict.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould said she would take a leave of absence during the campaign and if a conflict did arise before then, she would resign.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould stepped down from the position of regional chief in June 2015 in accordance with the transition plan approved in September 2014 by consensus of the chiefs following her nomination.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould began serving as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada on November 4,2015, becoming the first Indigenous person and third woman to hold the office.
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In collaboration with her colleague, Minister of Health Jane Philpott, Jody Wilson-Raybould led the effort to pass Bill C-14, which received royal assent on June 17,2016.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced Bill C-16, which amended the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination, which was another key mandate letter commitment.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould authored an op-ed on the subject in The Globe and Mail and devoted a major speech to the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly to the Principles and their importance.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould continued to oversee broad reforms and a review of the criminal justice system in Canada.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced Bill C-51, which received royal assent and came into force on December 13,2018.
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In May 2018, Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced Bill C-78, the first major amendments to Canadian family law in over 20 years.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould said bill C-78 aims to promote the best interests of the child and make Canada's family justice system more accessible and efficient, while addressing issues such as child poverty, access to justice and family violence.
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In October 2016, Jody Wilson-Raybould oversaw changes to the process for appointing judges across Canada, with the stated goal of ensuring the process "is transparent and accountable to Canadians, and promotes greater diversity on the bench".
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Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced a new process for appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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In 2018, Jody Wilson-Raybould ordered an internal and external review of the extradition of Hassan Diab to France.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould completed his review after Wilson-Raybould had ended her tenure as attorney general.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was criticized by the lawyer for Glen Assoun, who said she delayed for 18 months in acting on a Justice Department recommendation that he receive a new trial.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned from the Trudeau cabinet on February 12,2019.
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On February 8,2019, The Globe and Mail reported that sources close to the government said that the Prime Minister's Office allegedly had attempted to influence Jody Wilson-Raybould concerning an ongoing prosecution of SNC-Lavalin while she was Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould did not comment on the matter, citing solicitor-client privilege.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould retained Thomas Albert Cromwell as counsel in order to determine the scope of information she was allowed to share with the public.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould denied to CTV News that there was any conflict over the Supreme Court recommendation.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould further suggested the leak was an attempt to damage Wilson-Raybould and as an excuse to remove her from the Liberal caucus in the future.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould stated that the report confirms that she acted appropriately at all times and that the staff of the Prime Minister's Office acted improperly.
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On July 24,2019, it was announced that Jody Wilson-Raybould would be releasing a book about how to move forward with reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould's memoir, titled 'Indian' in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power, was published September 14,2021 by HarperCollins Canada, days before the 2021 Canadian federal election.
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In 2011, Jody Wilson-Raybould was awarded a Minerva Foundation for BC Women award.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould has been included in Vancouver Magazines "Power 50".
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In 2015, Jody Wilson-Raybould was selected by the Canadian Board Diversity Council as a Diversity 50 candidate, a list of Canada's most diverse board ready candidates.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was featured in Paulina Cameron's 2017 book Canada 150 Women: Conversations with Leaders, Champions, and Luminaries which profiles the achievements and struggles of ground-breaking female role models.
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In 2017, Jody Wilson-Raybould was named Policy-Maker of the Year by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was featured in their December 2017 edition of their magazine 'Inside Policy'.
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In 2018, Jody Wilson-Raybould was recognized by Harvard Women's Law Association as one of their 2018 International Women's Day Honourees and provided a keynote address at their annual event.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould's book Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power was a nominee for the 2021 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy.