
The Harper Government, Library and Archives Canada, and Federal Department Libraries
In Kill the Messengers: Stephen Harper’s Assault on Your Right to Know, author Mark Bourrie argues that Prime Minister Harper “has tried to muzzle and delegitimize criticism” (p. 21) by aggressively controlling its messaging and “defanging” (p. 18) watchdogs such as the media and scientists on the federal payroll. Mr. Bourrie further contends that this