Barring access to Tory leader’s tour will limit coverage, but the press gallery will find a way, say journos

The Conservatives’ decision breaks with foundational precedent ‘to observe and ask questions,’ says World Press Freedom Canada’s Heather Bakken.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre launched his election campaign with a press conference in Gatineau, Que., on March 23, but unlike his competitors, journalists were left to catch their own ride when he set off for his next stop in Toronto.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY STUART BENSON

March 26, 2025

Despite the Conservative Party promising to stage "one of the most accessible and transparent campaigns in recent memory," its decision to bar journalists from travelling with its leader's tour will only further deepen divisions between politicians and the journalists who co...

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