Month: March 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke today in Ottawa on the SNC Lavalin controversy. Yesterday, we heard testimony from Gerald Butts, Trudeau’s former top adviser and Michael Wernick the Clerk of the Privy Council yesterday testify before the Commons Justice committee. Their testimony comes one week after Jody Wilson Raybould accused the Prime Minister’s office of inappropriately pressuring her on the SNC Lavalin file, and prominent cabinet Minister Jane Phillpot resigned from her post because of the way the government has handled the situation. In our studio listening live to the Prime Minister’s speech is Jaime Watt, the executive chairman of the public strategy and communications firm Navigator.

This segment originally aired on Metro Morning, CBC Radio One, on March 7, 2019.

Jaime joins Matt Galloway to discuss the SNC-Lavalin affair in advance of Gerald Butts ‘s testimony. Will Butts be able to change the arc of the story from trouble to something that is more hopeful? Are the public paying attention? Jaime believes they are. Tune in for more.

First aired on Metro Morning on CBC Radio One on March 6, 2019.

The Philpott resignation is the talk of Ottawa this week. Jaime Watt joins Heather Hiscox on CBC’s Morning Live to weigh in. He says the PM needs to change his message.

This interview originally aired on CBC News Network’s Morning Live on March 5, 2019.