Feds Fixed Media Ban On Tax Case; Wanted “No Surprises”

Senior Canada Revenue Agency management imposed a news blackout on court proceedings against a Liberal lobbyist during the 2015 election campaign, records show. Access To Information files disclose the Commissioner of Revenue sought a media ban on the case as politically sensitive. Staff questioned the unusual secrecy: “The person in question is politically involved.”

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