David Johnston, the federal government’s special rapporteur on foreign interference, is no longer employing crisis communications firm Navigator after a media report suggested the firm also worked with an MP who was a subject of Johnston’s initial investigation.
CBC reported last week that Johnston had hired Navigator to provide “communications advice and support” when the former governor general began his probe of foreign interference in Canadian politics.
But as the Globe and Mail first reported on Thursday, Johnston has ended his relationship with the firm.
Citing an anonymous source, the Globe’s story suggests that Independent MP Han Dong also hired Navigator for a short time.
