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The Current

Trudeau’s stubbornness helped his rise — and his fall, says former adviser

Jan 7, 2025
19:50

Justin Trudeau’s stubbornness and self-confidence helped his rise to power, but have served him “incredibly poorly on the way down,” says Gerald Butts, who was once one of the prime minister’s closest advisers. Matt Galloway discusses Trudeau’s resignation and legacy with Butts and Monte Solberg, a former Conservative cabinet minister under Stephen Harper.

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