As Members of Parliament figure out how to handle the SNC-Lavalin scandal, there’s no doubt it’s causing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a lot of problems.

That’s according to Jim Groom, a political scientist at Medicine Hat College, who says things will change if solicitor-client privilege is waived, allowing Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak.

“I think she’s pretty much conveyed to the public as it is now, but she can talk specifics and identify members of the Prime Minister’s office who have actually tried to influence her unduly and the pressures that she felt, I think,” he said.

Groom thinks if that happens, the Liberals will have a scapegoat, taking pressure off the Prime Minister and the rest of the party.

“Until they can do, the Liberal party is wearing it as a whole and it’s really detrimental to the Prime Minister’s leadership,” added Groom.

The House of Commons justice committee voted today to officially look into the full-blown scandal involving SNC-Lavalin.

Canada’s ethics watchdog Mario Dion has also launched an investigation.

Wilson-Raybould resigned from cabinet on Tuesday, and hired a former Supreme Court justice to give her legal advice days after The Globe and Mail reported the Prime Minister’s Office pressured her to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.