The vice-president of a federal Liberal riding association has quit in support of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott after the two were ousted from caucus as fallout continues in the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Louis De Jaeger of the Chilliwack-Hope riding announced his decision on social media on Wednesday morning, saying it was 害羞草研究所渨ith great disappointment害羞草研究所� that he learned the two former cabinet ministers were ejected by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the scandal.

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He said after speaking to people in the community over the last several weeks, he has found his values, and theirs, 害羞草研究所渄o not align害羞草研究所� with the current direction of the prime minister and those within his office.

害羞草研究所淥ne of the most valuable assets we have in life is to be trustworthy,害羞草研究所� De Jaeger said. 害羞草研究所淚t is this erosion of trust that the Prime Minister mentions when speaking of blame for the current SNC fiasco害羞草研究所� the breakdown of the relationships between himself, the PMO, the former Attorney General and the former Treasury Board President.害羞草研究所�

The Liberals have taken beating after beating following allegations that Wilson-Raybould was improperly pressured by the Prime Minister害羞草研究所檚 Office to intervene in the criminal prosecution of Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin 害羞草研究所� the latest development being a key phone conversation Wilson-Raybould secretly recorded between her and former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick.

De Jaeger said he also cancelled his financial contributions to the party, and will be withdrawing his bid to run as the Liberal candidate in the upcoming federal election.

He first ran for the Liberals in 2015.

- with a file from The Canadian Press

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