OTTAWA — Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's longtime friend and adviser, will not be replicating his role in the next election campaign, he told HuffPost Canada's "Follow-Up" podcast. Trudeau has been a "very good prime minister" leading a "very good government," the Liberal strategist argued. Butts told "Follow-Up" he had planned to leave after the next election, in the spring of 2020. Justin Tang/CP Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves his office with Gerald Butts to attend an emergency cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill on April 10, 2018. He also invited the ethics commissioner to ask him about any possible requests Philpott may have made of the prime minister.

Source: Huffington Post May 04, 2019 09:22 UTC