‘Nobody is pushing you out’: Texts between Gerald Butts and Jody Wilson-Raybould show mounting anger, frustration over shuffle

OTTAWA — Text messages between Jody Wilson-Raybould and one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top advisers suggest she initially tried to prevent her move out of the prestigious Justice portfolio by arguing it would send the wrong message to Indigenous Peoples.

Butts has submitted the text messages to the House of Commons justice committee, in response to Wilson-Raybould’s written submission last week, which supplemented her nearly four hours of oral testimony at the committee in February. Trudeau told Wilson-Raybould on Jan. 7, while she was vacationing in Bali, that he was moving her to Indigenous Services to replace Jane Philpott whom he was moving to Treasury Board to fill the void left by the retirement of Scott Brison.

“It will be confounding and perplexing to people. This is not about me — believe me when I say this — but this is about an approach to Indigenous Peoples … This situation is only going to deepen and I am very worried about it. I am getting texts/emails from indig leaders and B.C. etc. Just felt I had to text.”

But two days later, she implied that moving Prince out of Justice was part of a plan to install a new chief of staff who would be more supportive of intervention in the SNC-Lavalin file. Butts wished her a safe trip and added: “I know this is tough but we have very good ideas to make it all work from a comms perspective. There’s an opportunity here for you to show people a side of yourself and your talent that you did not get as . I really want to help. Starting with asking Jess to go with you.”

Taking notes, brilliant. Taping phone calls, immoral, unethical, sinister. Ok, got it.

Why do I need to download Scribed to see the texts?

Okydoky

Yep...I see the texts. But what happened to all conversations before Nov? Seems to me like there is a gap between September till November. I would assume there are some notes, and text in that time period. When the 'pressure' started.

Let no man claim ignorance as an excuse The time has come to make a choice. Bend the knee to JWR or to Trudeau? And who says we're bored waiting for the Final Season of GOT 🤣

Butts, what piece of work.

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Gerald Butts releases text conversations with Wilson-RaybouldThe prime minister's former principal secretary, Gerald Butts, has submitted text conversations he had with Jody Wilson-Raybould that show the tensions between the PMO and the former justice minister as she was being shuffled into a different portfolio. Why he is still wasting resources and time? Audio beats text, Gerry! c. Puglaas gmbutts Please Butt out.!
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Read the full document containing text conversations between Gerald Butts and Jody Wilson-RaybouldSubmitted documents containing text conversations that the prime minister's former principal secretary, Gerald Butts, said he had had with Jody Wilson-Raybould -- that show the tensions between the PMO and the former justice minister as she was being shuffled into a different portfolio. How does GB still have access to govt documents? I don't trust this guy at all. He is only making this matter worse. Please go away butts 39 pages summarized by: it was Brison's fault. Ridiculous. cdnpoli
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