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#BREAKING: Gerald Butts testifies before the House justice committee on SNC-Lavalin

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Butts says he takes responsibility for what he calls a “break down” of trust between former attorney general Wilson-Raybould and Justin Trudeau. He says that is why he resigned from the PMO.

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Butts says Wilson-Raybould was encouraged to seek a second opinion on the SNC-Lavalin case, but she was never told what to do. He says she was free to make whatever decision she wanted, and that was made clear to her.

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Butts says the December dinner meeting he had with Wilson-Raybould touched many important topics, but they did not discuss SNC-Lavalin in much detail. He says he was “surprised” that the dinner was interpreted by Wilson-Raybould as pressure.

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Butts says Trudeau did not want a cabinet shuffle. He says if it wasn’t for Scott Brison’s departure, he would not have shuffled the cabinet.

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Butts says the original plan for the cabinet shuffle was to move Wilson-Raybould to the Indigenous services file. He said she turned down the file, saying she was opposed to the Indian Act and she would not be involved in matters involving it.

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“I hope that this sad episode can be resolved quickly,” Butts says, adds that he bares not malice toward Wilson-Raybould.

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Gerald Butts says he takes responsibility for “a breakdown in trust” between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould over the SNC-Lavalin affair.

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NDP MP Murray Rankin is calling for Wilson-Raybould to be recalled to the justice committee, so she can be asked about her phone call with the prime minister, which Butts spoke about during his testimony.

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Butts denied saying there is no solution to the case that doesn’t involve some interference. Butts instead has said he asked @Puglaas to get external advice, which he does not see as political interference.

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NDP MP Charlie Angus asks @gmbutts why this is looking like a “he said, she said” case.

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When asked if he has any regrets as to how this issue was handled, @gmbutts replied, “I’ve looked at it really closely. I firmly believe nothing inappropriate occurred here.”

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Green Leader @ElizabethMay asks if Butts ever sought evidence that these jobs were truly at stake. Butts: "I can't recall anything specific. I cannot recall, I cannot cite a specific study being done ... I was briefed multiple times on that."

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"I am fully aware that two people can experience the same event differently."

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WATCH LIVE: Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick testifies on SNC-Lavalin affair
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