Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference has ended ties with crisis communications firm Navigator, his office confirmed on Thursday.
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On Thursday, Johnston’s office confirmed in an email that the special rapporteur has since cut ties with the Toronto-based public relations, lobbying and crisis management firm. “While Navigator has not played any role in deciding whom to interview, or assisting with his assessments of intelligence … , Mr. Johnston has decided, under the circumstances, it would be best to end their engagement with the ISR team,” spokesperson Valérie Gervais said.Johnston's move to hire Navigator raised questions in recent days about how much the firm's services would be costing taxpayers.
Johnston served as Canada's governor general from 2010 to 2017 after being appointed by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He wasWith files from CTVNews.ca’s Senior Digital Parliamentary Reporter Rachel Aiello and Daniel Otis
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