Much like with the Khadr file, the secrecy demonstrated by Trudeau, which flies in the face of his adamant campaign promise to be different than his predecessors, is one of his serious leadership flaws.  

Whether you agree or disagree with the Khadr payout, or whether you feel that Payette's past makes her worthy or unworthy of the GG position, there has been a serious erosion in trust of this Prime Minister.  Sure, politicians are notoriously untrustworthy, but don't promise the opposite and still pretend to be different.

No doubt Trudeau's campaign target for 2019 will be newly eligible voters who have not followed the mess he has made in a mere two years, or generally low information voters lacking critical thinking skills.  His loyal base may still be safe, but he ought to be quite worried about a 5% swing vote one way or the other.