Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, arrives to appear before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding the SNC-Lavalin affair on March 6. First, it’s too close to an election and second, there really isn’t anyone who could step into the very big shoes that Butts filled in Trudeau’s PMO. Article Continued BelowLongtime friends, they walked side by side all the way, from McGill University to the office of the prime minister. Many said that Trudeau never would have become prime minister without Butts; now he is prime minister without him. “This is the longest I've gone in 30 years without talking to the prime minister,” he added.

Source: thestar April 16, 2019 22:41 UTC