Moore-Butts: Do Advisory Councils Make A Difference Or Are They Just Show?
4/28/202644 min
Amid much fanfare the government announced last week that it has established a new advisory council on trade with emphasis on the challenging situation with the United States. But do these work or are they just a gimmick? Former Harper cabinet minister James Moore and former Trudeau PMO adviser Gerald Butts have their thoughts.
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First 90 secondsPeter Mansbridge· Host0:00
Are you ready for the latest Moore Butts conversation? It's coming right up.
Speaker 10:04
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Speaker 20:33
Hi, diva. It's Rachel.
Gerald Butts· Guest0:36
And Jordan. Yeah, hi. Quick question.
Speaker 20:38
Why are you not spending your Venmo balance?
Gerald Butts· Guest0:40
Yeah, we're concerned.
Speaker 20:41
You can, like, buy stuff with it.
Gerald Butts· Guest0:42
Ugh, you love buying stuff.
Speaker 20:44
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Gerald Butts· Guest0:46
Mm, you love purchasing eligible things.
Speaker 20:49
So the money your friend sent you yesterday, that's today's ramen or rideshare or eye patches.
Gerald Butts· Guest0:53
The skincare kind, not the pirate kind.
Speaker 40:55
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Peter Mansbridge· Host1:04
[upbeat music] And hello there, Peter Mansbridge here, along with, uh, Gerald Butts and James Moore, our, uh, tag team of, uh, great voices about the behind-the-scenes nature of Canadian politics. Gerry, of course, was, uh, former principal secretary to Justin Trudeau after the 2015 election,