This week, in Ottawa’s Hill Times, we can find a discussion of the centralized message control for Cabinet Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Members of Parliament in Ottawa.

“Reporters who work hard and want to find a minister? Hang out by their car for an afternoon. You’ll get an interview,” the reporter said, adding that he has a database in his BlackBerry that identifies ministers by their licence plates. “It’s my secret sauce.”  (PMO Clears Media Requests, Hill Times)

Another observation, confirmed by a number of off-the-record quotes and not-for-attribution comments, is that the strategy is not media-phobic, but simply centred on media outside Ottawa.

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