Retreat behind the wire: only insiders need know

Expect more team-player replacements and less critical analyses of how Ottawa operates.

OTTAWA—Ottawa under the Harper government operates with the principle that only a few insiders need to know what's really going on. This results in tightly-controlled spin on what is said and makes a mockery of public access.

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