CTV: Joly’s office told The Canadian Press on Wednesday that the minister had not met with Roshel prior to the Monday announcement that it would purchase the Stellantis plant. Her office did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether her team’s meetings with Roshel were sanctioned or if she was briefed on them.
The registry also shows the prime minister’s senior global affairs adviser, Matthew Hall, met with Roshel on Oct. 15. Two sources said the company’s CEO Roman Shimanov attended that meeting.
The lobbyist registry also shows the federal government held 10 high-level meetings with Stellantis in September alone. Carney’s deputy chief of staff Tim Krupa joined the final meeting listed on Sept. 29 along with Joly, Moen, and McFarlane…