Ian Mcleod: Media Coaching

ian mcleod: The figures cover the period from Nov. 4, 2015 when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers were sworn in to mid-October this year, according to National Observer. Departments say they hired external media consultants to help senior officials and subject matter experts learn how to communicate clearly with the public. The details are contained in a response to an order paper question submitted by Conservative MP Jamie Schmale. Ian McLeod, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, said in an email that the 54,127 spent on media coaching was about making good on a promise to make subject matter experts more available to media. Mark Johnson, a spokesman for Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the department looks for outside help when the expertise they need including media training, psychological services, professional coaching and support for skill development is not available in-house. McLeod said hiring external consultants to do the training meant the media relations staff within the department could focus more directly on service delivery. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.