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30 Oct, 4 tweets, 3 min read
When a minister (Canada's @cafreeland) arrives 45 mins late to a 30min press conference, and then her team announces that only Canadian journalists are allowed to ask her questions 🤯

Maybe stay home in Canada if you only want to talk to Canadians #g20rome
It gets better - the spokesperson actively physically intervened to stop @StuartKLau and I from asking a quick Q as the presser wrapped, and ushered Freeland out of the room.
Another view of the press conference - from @NaomiOhReally
I should also note @politicoottawa has a team of full-time reporters led by @susan_allan & we publish the newsletter everyone working in politics in Ottawa needs to read politico.com/newsletters/ot… - by @taylorvaisey - @cafreeland is talking to Canada if she talks to us

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