Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday addressed the political scandal rocking Ottawa, saying he's learned "lessons" but stopping short of an actual apology. RYAN REMIORZ/AP Whether Justin Trudeau's government will be strengthened - or whether it can recover - from the scandal is very much an open question. READ MORE:* Justin Trudeau crisis: Another Canadian minister resigns over scandal* Justin Trudeau's party still backs him after bombshell testimony* How the Trudeaus made Canada one of the world's most intriguing countriesThe prime minister blamed the crisis on an "erosion of trust" that he did not see coming. Absent testimony from Wilson-Raybould, the scandal grew. At Thursday's news conference Trudeau picked up this theme, saying Wilson-Raybould should have come to him if she felt pressured.

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