Party leaders’ communications strategy on foreign interference report ‘not a positive’ for public interest, say political strategists

Canadians have no further clarity about the content of the NSICOP report because of mixed messaging from party leaders, say Garry Keller and Yaroslav Baran. Keller says the messaging has been 'awful' and is now sowing doubt and discord in the House and among Canadians.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have each made public statements about their reactions to the unredacted NSICOP report.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

June 24, 2024

Public statements from party leaders regarding the recent contentious foreign interference report have been “a bit of a mess,” according to some political strategists who argue mixed messages are leaving Canadians with questions.

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