IN THEIR WORDS

The allegations reported in the story are false. At no time did I or my office direct the current or previous attorney-general to make any particular decision in this matter.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

As the former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, I am bound by solicitor-client privilege in this matter.

Jody Wilson-Raybould, now veterans affairs minister

If this mess comes out as messy as I imagine it might be, she will be one of the few people that won’t get any dirt on her.

Bill Wilson, father of Jody Wilson-Raybould

As the prime minister said earlier (Thursday), neither the prime minister nor his office put my predecessor or myself under pressure nor gave any directives.

Justice Minister David Lametti

If the prime minister has nothing to hide as he has suggested then he should have no reason to fear these individuals appearing before the justice committee.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer

If (Trudeau) truly wants to clear this up and believes there’s been no wrongdoing, he should welcome an investigation from the ethics commissioner.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh

The expectation in Quebec is that the prime minister should have put his oar in. He should have said this is a great company with a proud history in Montreal. You guys are pushing it too much. Let’s be more like the Americans and the Brits and be a little bit less silly about it.

Karl Moore, a professor at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management