Second Canadian cabinet minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin scandal

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's President of the Treasury Board resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet on Monday, the second minister to leave in the wake of a political scandal that has roiled Trudeau's tenure months before an October election. Jane Philpott's resignation follows the departure of former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who testified last week that government officials inappropriately pressured her to help construction firm SNC-Lavalin avoid a corruption trial.