Journalists refuse Trudeau request to meet privately and 'off the record'

On Wednesday, Ottawa bureau chief of Global News slammed Trudeau’s attempts at an "off the record" discussion while on the campaign trail, saying that it has no place during the campaign season. "Reporters for Global News and the Globe and Mail declined to participate in an off the record discussion with Justin Trudeau tonight on the Liberal campaign plane. There should be no off the record talks between leaders and journalists on any of the campaigns," wrote Mercedes Stephenson on twitter.-- More...