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For a man that has apologized more than many Canadians would like him to, Justin Trudeau had a hard time saying sorry to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman on Tuesday.

Trudeau refused to apologize when asked directly to do so by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer.

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“Will the prime minister now make the only appropriate decision and apologize to Mark Norman?” Scheer asked.

Trudeau’s response was to blame Stephen Harper for awarding the contract in the first place.

Never mind that it was Trudeau’s government that coached witnesses, withheld documents, stopped Vice-Admiral Norman from accessing his own emails while Gerry Butts could do so to reply to allegations on the SNC-Lavalin scandal.

Scheer not only pointed out that double standard but also asked why the PM caved so quickly to give Omar Khadr $10.5 million when he was suing the government but was willing to spend untold millions prosecuting Norman on an issue it turns out he could never win on but as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said, helped Trudeau’s rich friends.