Freedom Pact Listening Texts Show Media Strategy
Messages between a senior member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s staff and Public Safety Minister Marco Medicino’s press secretary on Jan. 24 were released by the public inquiry looking into the government’s use of the emergency law. In the exchange, adviser to the premier Mary-Liz Power said Mendicino’s office was considering asking the minister to do media interviews about “some of the more extreme elements” of the protest. “I think there could be an opportunity to tap into this growing trucker narrative,” the text said....