Liberals gamble that bringing Gerald Butts back for election campaign is worth reviving SNC-Lavalin scandal

OTTAWA — Gerald Butts has returned to help re-elect the Liberals — but his reappearance has also ignited the flames of the SNC-Lavalin scandal.

It had, until now, largely disappeared from the headlines. But for the first part of 2019 the SNC-Lavalin scandal looked like the kind of story that brings down a government. Over the course of the spring it saw the resignations of two cabinet ministers, Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott; the clerk of the privy council, Michael Wernick, and, of course, the principal secretary to the prime minister, Gerald Butts.

If Butts had hoped his resignation would take the air out of the scandal, it didn’t work. In the following weeks, the extraordinary testimony from Wilson-Raybould, Wernick and Butts at the House of Commons justice committee brought on a torrent of news coverage. It wasn’t until April 2 that Wilson-Raybould and Philpott were ejected from the Liberal caucus and the story petered out.

One party source said Butts has so far been working on a volunteer basis, but may take on a paid role for the campaign itself as a senior adviser. He would be paid in Liberal Party funds, not government money.

If you want to see Butts/Truedope effect, look at SNC. SNC stock is tanking as a result of these 2 meddling in the handling of the charges. Look at the cost of lying, cheating and taking contributions to SNC shareholders...TrudeaMustGo

Not the face of a leader but is a puppet master. For who nice hair.

Can you blame the Liberals? Just look at the competition.

BING...BING...Sadly JustinTrudeau & liberalparty are getting ready for Round 2 after damaging trust with Canadians thanks to Liberal corruption & unethical conduct, interfering in SNCLavalin case. We can do better Canada! VoteHeart VoteGreen GoGreen elxn43 cdnpoli

When will the liberal corruption stop

In Pothead Nation that gamble may pay off.

Yikes...brave move but I’m thinking it’s a very stupid one

What exactly was the scandal?

LaVScam ButtsMustGo TrudeauMustGo

Lieghtening rod gerry will get the focus off JT for a few months while they do the real dirty work. it is always calculated. kind of like gas prices.... they raise it until you complain, then only give back some.

Well, he got McGuinty elected and re-elected...

No one cares about SNC. You’re better off complaining about his socks.

No gamble, they could care less what anyone thinks, LPC always has. This bunch is particularly arrogant, but they know that around 30% of voters are myopic sheep and will vote for them no matter what they do, or how they act.

The Media will either ignore or justify. The CBC has already dropped their reports after one story. Quite a difference between their wall to wall 24/7 coverage of Nigel Wright and Duffy in ‘15. Protecting their boy and their $ gravy train.

No Butts about it....Justin Trudeau is a puppet and with out his master he just doesn't stand... 😂😂😂🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

pretty cheeky move

No Butts about it...Trudeau is a puppet and without his master he just doesn't stand....😂🇨🇦😂😂🇨🇦

This is why trudeaumustgo. Could be his biggest blunder that costs him the election.

Gerald Butts's conduct is nowhere near that of the people surrounding Scheer. ScheerDesperation

...because if they didn’t hire him back, there’s no way the Opposition would bring up the SNC DPA matter every single day of the campaign, nor as “gotcha” attempts in the debates. Nope... they’re only going to do that now that Butts is back?

Bad gamble...SNC ya later.

Didn’t Butts break the law, Obstruction of Justice is,”2) Every one who wilfully attempts in any manner other than a manner described in subsection (1) to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice is guilty of an indictable offence”...in any Manner is Pressuring the AG!!!

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