‘Media relations’ classification of Senate staff changed to ‘media outreach’ after Housakos’ claim there is no media relations

Sen. Pierre Ringuette is trying to find out how this happened and why incorrect numbers for the communications directorate’s staff numbers and budget were given.
Quebec Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos is the chair of the Senate's Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration Committee.
The term “media relations” disappeared from the description of some Senate communications staff last month following debate in which Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos said the Senate has no media relations staff. At the time, Sen. Housakos (Wellington, Que.), chair of the Internal Economy, Budgets...

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