Butts’ Testimony: PMO Tried to Persuade Wilson-Raybould on SNC Lavalin, Not Pressure Her

Butts’ Testimony: PMO Tried to Persuade Wilson-Raybould on SNC Lavalin, Not Pressure Her
Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, testifies before the House of Commons justice committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on March 6, 2019. Dave Chan/Getty Images
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OTTAWA—Jody Wilson-Raybould never complained about improper pressure to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to move her out of her coveted cabinet role as justice minister and attorney general, the prime minister’s former principal secretary says.

Gerald Butts is testifying before the House of Commons justice committee and offering a “very different” version of events from those described last week in explosive testimony from Wilson-Raybould.