Leaked PMO travel advisory tests fragile trust with press gallery as ‘universal respect’ still found lacking, say journos

Part of an embargoed advisory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent foreign travel was published online by Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar two days after being distributed to the press gallery. Reporters say identifying the leaker is essential to protecting the gallery’s credibility.

After a recent leak of an advisory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's international travel plans, the Parliamentary Press Gallery executive discussed whether there were any options to reinforce members' obligations to respect embargoes.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

January 21, 2026

The leak of an embargoed advisory detailing the prime minister's travel plans earlier this month demonstrates a lack of “universal respect” between Hill journalists and his communications team, say current and former press gallery reporters. But in order to move past the...

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