PM’s controlled question and answer sessions, doesn’t sit well with Quebec

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, will meet on Friday, but they won’t be holding a press conference.

In a report by The Gazette, the P.M.’s restrictions on question and answer sessions has prompted Marois to decline the request for a press conference.

According to Marois’s entourage, they were told to follow Ottawa’s system of taking questions from four journalists.

The custom of taking questions from a limited number of journalists with their names agreed upon in advance has been standard since Harper first took office in 2006.

The motive for this practice is to keep questions focused on hot topics of the day, and rarely trend on an unexpected or longer-term subject.