Gerald Butts is the Edgar Bergen to Trudeaus Charlie McCarthy.  Now he's trying to deflect attention onto the old, outdated Conservative party.  When there is no way to credibly defend the actions of your government, blame your predecessor.  Butts employs the same tactics federally as he did provincially.  The Ontario Liberals still blame the Harris conservatives for all manner of poor performance and incompetence on their part.  It's surprising to me that people still buy into it!