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Most bland explanation for l’affaire Boyle the most likely: he asked for a meeting, no one objected, so Trudeau agreed

For now, no one is talking on the record about who knew what, and when they knew it. We can be reasonably assured that Justin Trudeau and his senior staff are justifiably unhappy, and have had some interesting chats with the RCMP. When it returns at month's-end, angry questions in the House of Commons are inevitable.

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BY WARREN KINSELLA
January 8, 2018

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