Trudeau’s Resignation ‘Widely Expected,’ Says Former Top Adviser Gerald Butts

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 on March 6, 2019. Dave Chan/Getty Images

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes a holiday break to reportedly reflect on his future, his former top adviser Gerald Butts says Trudeau may soon be stepping down.

Butts, who now works for the think tank Eurasia Group, published an article on Dec. 27 going over the political saga of the last weeks around Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet and the future of the Liberal Party.