Moore-Butts - Managing a Caucus - How To Spot Problems?
6/9/202644 min
Apparently, some in Mark Carney's caucus don't like the way their leader treats them. He "yells at us" claims one. If these stories are true, does this warrant concern? That's one of the topics for James Moore and Gerald Butts today in their latest conversation.
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First 90 secondsPeter Mansbridge· Host0:00
Hello there. I'm Peter Mansbridge. Just moments away from the latest episode of The Bridge. It's, uh, Tuesday. That means Moore, Butts today. That's coming right up. [upbeat music] And hello there. Peter Mansbridge here, along with, uh, Gerald Butts and James Moore. It's another conversation and a couple of interesting topics today. We'll start with this one. Um, twice in the last week, a major newspaper in Canada has done reporting suggesting that there are tensions, let's put it that way, within the Liberal caucus meetings between the Prime Minister and those who are, uh, in attendance. There have been the occasional testy moments. Now, it's being denied by, uh, caucus management. I don't think it would be surprising that there weren't- were testy moments within any caucus at different times. But how do you, uh, as both of you have been in caucus one way or another, James as a member and, uh, Gerry as a principal secretary to a prime minister, and also earlier than that as a premier in Ontario. Um, not Gerry as a premier, [chuckles] but as a principal secretary.
Gerald Butts· Panelist1:20
Thank God.
Peter Mansbridge· Host1:20
Yeah. [laughs] Um, how should we look at this kind of a story? Um, James, why don't you start?
James Moore· Panelist1:26
Cost of doing business. Normal and, normal push