Gerry Butts refutes Jody Wilson-Raybould’s account of SNC-Lavalin conversations
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Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary says the S-N-C-Lavalin criminal case had nothing to do with the prime minister's decision to move Jody Wilson-Raybould out of her coveted post as justice minister in a mid-January cabinet shuffle.
Gerald Butts is giving the Commons justice committee what he calls a "very different'' version of events than Wilson-Raybould gave the committee last week.
It began when Scott Brison stepped down as Treasury Board President. That meant Jane Philpott was switched over from Indigenous Services and took over in Scott Brison’s old role.
In turn, Trudeau tried and failed to get Jody Wilson-Raybould to take over in Indigenous Services - but that didn’t go down well. In this clip, Gerry Butts gives his version of the events that followed, and you’ll hear him describe how Wilson-Raybould has very unhappy to no longer be Justice Minister.
In this clip, Butts describes the phone conversation between Justin Trudeau and Jody Wilson-Raybould. And just to let you know: he refers to that position as ‘MOJAG’ - that means the Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
Guest: Keith Baldrey
Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief
Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary says the S-N-C-Lavalin criminal case had nothing to do with the prime minister's decision to move Jody Wilson-Raybould out of her coveted post as justice minister in a mid-January cabinet shuffle.
Gerald Butts is giving the Commons justice committee what he calls a "very different'' version of events than Wilson-Raybould gave the committee last week.
It began when Scott Brison stepped down as Treasury Board President. That meant Jane Philpott was switched over from Indigenous Services and took over in Scott Brison’s old role.
In turn, Trudeau tried and failed to get Jody Wilson-Raybould to take over in Indigenous Services - but that didn’t go down well. In this clip, Gerry Butts gives his version of the events that followed, and you’ll hear him describe how Wilson-Raybould has very unhappy to no longer be Justice Minister.
In this clip, Butts describes the phone conversation between Justin Trudeau and Jody Wilson-Raybould. And just to let you know: he refers to that position as ‘MOJAG’ - that means the Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
Guest: Keith Baldrey
Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief