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Ex-Trudeau comms chief Max Valiquette to serialize 10,000-word memoir of his time in PMO: ‘a batshit-crazy time in Canadian politics’

Former executive director of communications for then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, Max Valiquette, left, launched a Substack on Aug. 11 where he plans to regularly publish his memoirs from his time working in the Prime Minister’s Office, right.Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

August 18, 2025

Max Valiquette is ready to talk about himself again, what he’s up to now, and about his time in the Prime Minister’s Office.

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