David Johnston, the federal government's special rapporteur on foreign interference, is no longer employing crisis communications firm Navigator.
David Johnston, independent special rapporteur on foreign interference, appears as a witness at the procedure and House affairs committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
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. Dong left the Liberal caucus in March following a series of reports by Global News that alleged the Toronto-area MP was a "witting" participant in a Beijing-backed foreign interference network.
"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," Gervais said in a media statement.
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