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PMO ‘central control deepening far more than people know or seem to care about’

Alex Marland talks about his book Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a caucus meeting on the Hill. Alex Marland argues that the more that the media’s glare is on the prime minister, the more power that individual has. 'I believe that central control is deepening far more than people know or seem to care about. The creation of delivery units in the centre of the Liberal government are an excellent example of PMO control.'The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY KATE MALLOY

May 23, 2016

OTTAWA—The pursuit of political power is more strategic than ever and political parties and governments are using the same brand control as the world's largest corporations which does not bode well for democracy, argues Alex Marland in his sensational new book Brand Command: Canadian Politi...

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