The sequence of events here was rather interesting. The Globe and Mail got the assassination story, and asked the government for comment. The government asked the Globe to hold the story for a week due to security concerns, and the Globe gave them 24 hours. Then Trudeau used that window to get ahead of the story by announcing it himself.
He probably burned some bridges with journalists due to this stunt, and that would also explain the complete lack of evidence.
He probably burned some bridges with journalists due to this stunt, and that would also explain the complete lack of evidence.