PM Harper’s iron message control working

Stephen Harper avoids scrums by taking a side door into Centre Block, only holds tightly-controlled press conferences, and has an iron fist on his government's message control. It works for him.

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper has become legend for the iron control he exerts not only over the messages his government sends out over the heads of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, but also the messages his staff and MPs project.

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