Why is the Canadian government sharing media requests with private industry? As reported in the National Post on Friday, a Postmedia reporter recently sent information requests to the ministries of National Defence and Public Services and Procurement Canada. The journalist had received a tip about alleged welding problems aboard HMCS Harry DeWolf, the first of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Arctic patrol warships. The Postmedia journalist sought information about the alleged welding problems. But why are federal ministries farming out media requests to the private sector?

Source: National Post March 15, 2019 23:37 UTC