Liberals do decent media relations, but departments still ‘terribly unresponsive,’ say Hill reporters

The Liberal cabinet has been more willing to engage with Ottawa journalists, though content may be lacking, say some reporters.

Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre. The prime minister and his cabinet have been more willing to take questions from the media than their predecessors, but Hill reporters see plenty of room for more transparency.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

October 5, 2016

Liberal ministers are much more engaged with the news media than their Conservative predecessors, say Hill journalists, but the public service has “not gotten on the transparency bus.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and his party campaigned on promises to be more open and transp...

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