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Depending on how deeply the Crown intends to delve into the inner workings of the highest office in the land, that could last anywhere from a few hours to several days.

Once it wraps up, Duffy’s defence counsel, Donald Bayne, will get his chance to cross-examine Wright – a process that, like the preliminary round, could last anywhere from hours to days, although most trial-watchers are expecting it to go as least as long as the initial questioning, which will likely keep Wright in the spotlight until next week.

As has been the case throughout the trial, Bayne’s primary goal will be to shift the focus from the alleged actions of his client to those of the people around him. In this case, that means Wright and the coterie of PMO staffers involved in devising the government’s initial response to the controversy.

After Wright is excused, the only name left on the Crown wishlist is Gerald Donohue, Duffy’s longtime crony and fellow ex-CTV staffer, who received thousands of dollars in contracts from Duffy’s office

Bayne will want to get Wright to say that he did, in fact, initially assure Duffy that he “appeared to be in compliance” with the existing residency rules – and he’ll almost certainly ask just what Wright meant in a subsequent email in which he advised his colleagues that they were “good to go from the PM.”

That is, unless Bayne decides that the damage Wright’s testimony could do to his client would far outweigh any potential gains, and dismisses Wright after a perfunctory back-and-forth – or even declines to question him at all.

What’s next:

After Wright is excused, the only name left on the Crown wishlist is Gerald Donohue, Duffy’s longtime crony and fellow ex-CTV staffer, who received thousands of dollars in contracts from Duffy’s office, which the Crown claims served as an off-the-books reserve fund to pay for services that Duffy allegedly didn’t want to process through Senate administration.