Gerald Butts

Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary talks to Shannon Proudfoot about the debate, why the election is all but over, and the ground game that will consume the final days

Gerald Butts: Bill 96’s breezy invocation of the notwithstanding clause pushes us closer to the point where premiers—not courts—are the ultimate arbiters of our Charter rights

Gerald Butts: The president delivered a great speech in a time of profound national need. If he follows it with disciplined action, it just might become iconic.

Paul Wells: What can we learn from the top lieutenants in Ottawa and Queen’s Park? That politics today is a game of constant combat.

Opinion: The common claim that nothing illegal took place overlooks a multitude of laws, codes and conventions that might apply. Where the evidence is clear, the authorities should charge and prosecute.

Image of the Week (retrospective edition): A photo taken the moment the PM gave Jody Wilson-Raybould her ’dream job’ captured the sense of promise around the new government in 2015. Now it speaks only of loss.

The SNC-Lavalin waters are thoroughly muddied, but if the former AG testified again there are at least three points that now need addressing

The PM’s former right hand voiced respect and affection for Jody Wilson-Raybould. Then he contradicted her.

Paul Wells: Someone close to the PM finally explained their thinking around this scandal. It revealed a political operation whose judgment was hard to admire.

Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary says he can’t fathom how Jody Wilson-Raybould ultimately saw what transpired in ’such a dark light’