Liberal staffers plant fake buttons, Carney apologizes for stunt

April 14, 2025, 11:21 am

A political controversy erupted when Liberal campaign staffers were discovered planting fake, Trump-style buttons at a Conservative conference in Ottawa. The incident, which drew swift public and media criticism, prompted party leader Mark Carney to issue a public apology, denouncing the stunt as “unacceptable” and assuring that corrective actions and staff reassignments were underway. Multiple reports have highlighted the breach of political ethics, deepening scrutiny over campaign conduct and prompting internal reviews to restore confidence in party operations.

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torontosun.com / Liberal staffers responsible for party’s failed disinformation campaign ‘reassigned’

"It's the same divisive misinformation and disinformation tactics that they've pushed upon the country for years, they're trying to distract from their record," Tory MP Michelle Rempel Garner told the Sun

globalnews.ca / Liberal staffers planting ‘stop the steal’ buttons ‘unacceptable’: Carney

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said the planting of the buttons at a conservative conference was 'totally unacceptable,' with the party saying it had launched a review.

thestar.com / Carney apologizes for staffers who planted buttons at Conservative conference

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney says it was "unacceptable" for his party's campaign staffers to plant buttons at a conservative conference in Ottawa last week that featured slogans like "Stop the Steal."

winnipegfreepress.com / Carney apologizes for staffers who planted buttons at Conservative conference

nationalpost.com / Carney apologizes for fake Trump-style buttons, Liberal staffers ‘reassigned’

Liberal staffers were caught bragging about how they planted buttons at a conservative conference in downtown Ottawa

torontosun.com / KINSELLA: Heads should roll over bungling Liberals’ buttons stunt

Mark Carney needs to tell us what steps he's taken to ensure it doesn't happen again

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