Tory messaging frustrates public, leaving them in dark on federal vision: survey

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, - Nationwide focus groups assembled by a federal pollster expressed "frustration" over the Harper government's lack of communication, leaving them in the dark about the Tory agenda.

The newly released findings prompted a federal cabinet minister to say Thursday he’s open to loosening the Tories' tight message control.

Treasury Board President Stockwell Day said he'd consider removing the veritable gag on federal public servants that's been in place since the Conservatives introduced a potent messaging tool called the Message Event Proposal four years ago.

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"Many expressed frustration over the Government’s perceived lack of communication, noting that they did not have a clear idea of either current government initiatives or any future plans or visions for the country," says the January report by the Ipsos Reid polling firm, based on 10 focus groups in five Canadian cities on behalf of the Communications and Consultation Secretariat of the PCO.

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http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/tory-messaging-frustrates-public-leaving-them-in-dark-on-federal-vision-survey-100070179.html

The inevitable result of harper's obsessive micromanaging. Keep it up Stevie boy.