Gerald Butts  Verified account

@gmbutts

No dress rehearsals, this is our life. Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau. Tweets are personal views.

Joined November 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 5

    My dad raised five kids while mining coal in Nova Scotia for 40 years. Canadians in all parts of Canada work hard.

    Scheer says Trudeau just doesn't understand Alberta, which is a hard place. You have to work hard here to succeed here, he says, whether it's natural resources or farming
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  2. 2 hours ago

    Real help for middle class Canadian families. It was the feature policy of the first Budget, which the Conservatives voted against.

    We believe in supporting Canada’s middle class. That’s why we created the Canada Child Benefit, to provide generous support to families who need it. Now we are going one step further and increasing the CCB to keep up with the cost of living in Canada.
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  3. 2 hours ago

    Carney warns that US tariffs will slow global growth, hit US hardest.

    14 replies . 57 retweets 78 likes
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  4. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    Thank you for your kind wishes! Joe and I are excited to celebrate Independence Day with friends from both sides of the border.

    To our friends, family, and neighbours to the south, we wish you a very happy Independence Day. 🇨🇦🇺🇸
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  5. 5 hours ago

    Rail transport for petroleum in the US is up almost 30% because of pipeline constraints. Price is moving the product, policy chooses the mode. will get oil off Canadian railways.

    Check out that Petroleum number HT:
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  6. Retweeted
    8 hours ago

    Video: Juvenile beluga whales spotted in Ingonish Bay | Cape Breton Post

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  7. 15 hours ago

    If you want Canada’s climate change policy set by Premier Ford & Mr Kenney, it looks like Andrew Scheer is their guy. The transfers he refers to here were to support programs like the ones the new Ontario government just cancelled. Which of course he knows.

    Federal MPs should be cautious about 'liking' these statements unless they plan to run the federation like that if they get in office.
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  8. 15 hours ago

    Zero K by Delillo was terrific. His best since Underworld. Next up is the most common reco below: All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr. Btw, my 2 recent favourites were The Lonleyhearts Hotel by & The Antagonist by

    Summer reading suggestions, twitterverse? What is the best novel you’ve read in the last 10 years, written anytime?
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  9. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    What a great initiative! ship John P. Tully made a quick turnaround from our maintenance expedition , which returned to port on 1 July. Bon voyage and all the best for the Pacific Region Survey of Marine Megafauna!

    Today I announced the Pacific Region Survey of Marine Megafauna on behalf of my colleague . This first-of-its-kind survey will provide a valuable body of new information to help us better protect the west coast’s marine wildlife. Thanks for the tour!
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  10. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    LIVE SOON: Minister Garneau and Minister Hussen speak to media on irregular migration:

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  11. 19 hours ago

    Thread from a nice woman who has definitely gotten to the corner office.

    And worse when the explanation is: "well behaved women don't change history, nice girls don't get the corner office." 2/3
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  12. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    We said we’d keep pension income splitting for seniors. We have. We said we’d move the Old Age Security benefit back down from age 67 to 65. We did that. And not only did we do that, we’re increasing it to make sure you can retire with dignity.

    Harper is trying to scare seniors with misleading ads about the plan. Does Hazel McCallion look scared to you?
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  13. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    The is an ambitious 10-year, $40 billion plan that will: 🏡 remove 530,000 families from need; 🏗️ create 100,000 new housing units; 🔨 repair and renew more than 300,000 housing units; and ⬇️ reduce chronic by 50%

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  14. 20 hours ago

    Halifax becoming a big fish in the ocean startup ecosystem
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  15. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    of the of Compiled from Recent Surveys (1868), Edward Weller, . Reference number: Map 909.

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  16. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    My thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have died in Quebec during this heat wave. The record temperatures are expected to continue in central & eastern Canada, so make sure you know how to protect yourself & your family:

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    22 hours ago

    Je suis de tout cœur avec les gens du Québec qui ont perdu un être cher pendant la canicule. Ces températures record devraient se poursuivre dans le centre et l’Est du Canada, alors veillez à bien vous protéger ainsi que votre famille :

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  18. Retweeted
    23 hours ago

    Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Canada's will make this goal a reality for over half a million Canadians.

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  19. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    To our friends, family, and neighbours to the south, we wish you a very happy Independence Day. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

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    Jul 4

    We've made good on our promise to Veterans on reinstating a . This plan will help injured Veterans lead a full and productive life post-service. It's monthly, tax-free, and for life. Learn more here:

    5 replies . 9 retweets 25 likes
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  21. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Happy Fourth of July to our American friends and neighbours.

    11 replies . 110 retweets 326 likes
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