OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney got a little bit chippy when asked by a National Post reporter if he agreed with an unnamed government official who downplayed India’s role in transnational repression and foreign interference in a briefing last week. “But if you want to read a quote from something that’s not for quotation… I would not use those words,” added Carney. According to Dimitri Soudas, who served as director of communications to former prime minister Stephen Harper, Carney was “out to lunch” with his comments. What is a ‘not-for-attribution’ briefing? In the past, political representatives of the prime minister would be part of these pre-trip briefings, so they might have been able to nip any communication issues in the bud.

Source: National Post March 04, 2026 21:38 UTC