Tue Jun 6, 2023 – 2:18 pm EDT
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “family friend” and “special rapporteur” David Johnston, who was tasked with looking into alleged Communist Chinese interference in Canada’s recent elections, was recently blasted by Conservative Party politicians for having to hire a crisis communications firm to help prop up his public image.
Late last week, news broke that Johnston, who has refused to testify before MPs as to his own involvement with the embattled Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, hired the well-known crisis communications firm Navigator, at taxpayers’ expense, to help him deal with public backlash.
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a spokeswoman for Johnston named Valérie Gervais said that Navigator was first retained after the former governor-general was appointed by Trudeau as “special rapporteur.”
Navigator is providing Johnston with “communications advice and support,” which includes the writing of press releases, dealing with interview requests, as well as helping him analyze media reports about him.
According to Gervais, “Navigator has had no involvement in [Johnston’s] investigation or the development of his conclusions and has not been privy to any classified materials.”
Gervais also noted that Johnston is “authorized to incur necessary
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