Former Harper spokesperson to take over Quebecor’s Ottawa bureau

Kory Teneycke, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former communications
director, will become head of Quebecor’s Parliment Hill bureau, Canwest
reports, adding that he is “effectively overseeing coverage of a government for which he was chief spokesman one year ago.”

Teneycke will become VP of development  of Quebecor, a Montreal-based company that publishes the Sun chain of newspapers. He was recently named a political correspondent for the CBC, a move that raised a lot of controversy for the public broadcaster.

Teneycke has resigned from the CBC, announcing his new role on Twitter. He did not mention his bureau position:

“”Have accepted job as VP Development at Quebecor Media Inc., and with regret resigned from CBC. Many thanks to the CBC for a short, fun ride.”

The announcement has raised more controversy about whether a politician should be working in a newsroom. Canwest reports:

“”This doesn’t pass anybody’s smell test,” said Angus, MP for Timmins-James Bay. “The Ottawa bureau has a journalistic role for the nation. A guy like Kory Teneycke has no business being involved in the Ottawa bureau in any capacity. He’s a militant partisan of Stephen Harper.” “