Toronto Star: “This makes no sense to me,” said one party insider who will be in attendance.
“We’ve always let you guys (in the media) go to the dinner for the speech,” the Tory said, noting party brass “must be worried” about journalists interviewing delegates about controversies like the Skill Development Fund scandal or the Greenbelt fiasco.
Another veteran PC member who will also be there this weekend said the ban was “foolish” because it generates more negative media attention that any convention coverage would…