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“The Conservative national campaign director told media outlets Tuesday their journalists won't be allowed to travel with leader Pierre #Poilievre on his campaign plane and bus during the upcoming election, ending a decades-old tradition of reporters embedding with a prospective candidate to lead the country.” #Canada
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-reporters-campaign-trail-1.7487068
2/ "The Liberals and NDP told media outlets they will allow journalists to travel with their leaders.
"Why does Poilievre's team feel like they need to hide him from the media and Canadians in the next federal election? He's the wrong choice at the wrong time," a Liberal Party spot told CBC News"
3/ "Poilievre has had a fractious relationship with some media outlets, including CBC News, and has denounced some of the journalists that make up the Parliamentary Press Gallery.
He has vowed to defund CBC, if elected."
@northernlights @GottaLaff
CPC figures if they can keep him away from any nonpartisan media, he has a much better chance of getting derailed by a question he can’t answer — or for which the answer will turn certain groups against him. He has zero answers to any substantive questions.
And he’s Trumpy.
@KimberlyN In the article it says he'll allow local coverage. How well does that work in Canada? @northernlights
@KimberlyN@cosocial.caWe don’t have a lot of truly local media. So my guess is that’s code for “only RW outlets we like.”
This also means no one can observe what happens as they move around. Did they “seed” their local audiences with political operatives? Are the same faces showing up at a rally in Victoria one day, and Toronto the next? They have previously lied about conversations they’ve had with “local residents” that have been completely fabricated to sell their schtick.