Trudeau dodges questions on culpability for Payette appointment

The prime minister didn’t apologize to workers at Rideau Hall, when asked if he owed staff who struggled under her tenure that acknowledgement, instead pivoting to describe their work over the years as 'exceptional.'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2017, with Julie Payette when he named the former astronaut governor general.
Facing scrutiny over his part in selecting the disgraced former governor general Julie Payette, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday dodged questions on whether he would resurface a non-partisan committee to help select her replacement. Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que....

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