Telford sticks to script as Tories say their questions were ‘skirted’ or ‘shut down’

The government’s messaging makes it hard for the prime minister to ‘pretend he didn't know’ about concerns of foreign interference, which means the answer to the question ‘what did he do about it?’ becomes even more important, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, testified about alleged foreign interference in elections at the April 14 meeting of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, where she stressed that she was limited in what she could say because of national security.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

April 14, 2023

Katie Telford showed off her skillset as a former national debater when she answered questions about foreign interference at a Parliamentary committee, but it’s still not a good day for the government when the prime minister’s chief of staff has to make such as appearanc...

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