Justice committee I respect your question, Ms. Raitt. We've known each other a long time I believe it was in the context of the meeting of November 22, I think it was, between Elder Marques and Mathieu Bouchard and the minister, I believe.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee Yes. I had legal counsel assist me, and some friends who have nothing to do with the provincial—not the “provincial”, but the present—government. You guys are used to this; I'm not.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee No, I did not.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee He called me once to wish me well. I will say, Ms. Raitt, this is the longest I've gone in 30 years without talking to the Prime Minister.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee These were with my PMO phone.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee Yes.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee No. We looked through my calendar when I was preparing this testimony. I guess someone at the office looked through my calendar while I was preparing this testimony. We could find only one meeting I had on this file, internally.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee Yes. I want to be clear on that, Ms. Raitt, because I don't want to put Ms. McLachlin or anybody in the government in a difficult position. In no way.... That was meant in the context of the Jessica Prince meeting. I said it's someone like Beverley McLachlin.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee Yes.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee I am not here to call anybody names, Ms. Raitt. But I really don't think I would have used that word. I really don't. I can't be one hundred per cent certain. If there were any problem that I felt needed to be solved, it was to make sure that all due consideration was given to b
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee Mr. Chair, I just want to point out that my written statement is longer. I did my very best to shave it all down to meet the time frame. The written statement has additional detail in it.
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts
Justice committee Thank you very much. I can assure all members of this committee that I will tell the truth. Thank you for having me here today. I would like to acknowledge that we are on the ancestral lands of the Algonquin people. I am not here to quarrel with the former attorney general,
March 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Gerald Butts