Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former top adviser Gerald Butts will appear before the House of Commons Justice Committee to testify on the SNC-Lavalin scandal. This decision was made less than 24 hours after Jody Wilson-Raybould stunned parliamentarians with her testimony.
The committee agreed to invite Butts to testify after he sent a letter to the chair requesting to appear.
"We believe that it is important that Mr. Butts respond to the account of the meeting of the 18th provided by Ms. Jody Wilson-Raybould, in addition to the other allegations about him and PMO colleagues mentioned in her testimony," said Anthony Housefather, the chair of the committee, in a statement sent out by the Liberals.
"We would like to hear from them about their recollection of the events and conversations mentioned in Ms. Wilson-Raybould’s testimony," the statement continues. "She has already torpedoed Mr. Wernick's testimony, she has already torpedoed Mr. Butts resignation letter and so absolutely going forward we have to bring these people forward," said NDP MP Alistair MacGregor.
Trudeau told reporters Thursday morning that he remains focused "on the things that really matter to Canadians," and said he would "participate fully" in the ongoing ethics investigation that Federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has undertaken on this scandal. Trudeau told reporters on Thursday that the last time he had spoken with Butts was last Wednesday, two days after he resigned "to check in on my friend and see how he was doing."
Wilson-Raybould referred to more "veiled threats" that came around December 18 and 19, when she had a phone call with Wernick in which he sought to know whether her thinking had changed about pursuing a deferred prosecution agreement.
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