[1] He was one of the key operatives behind the Conservative Party of Canada and former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's rise to power.
[1] Muttart entered conservative politics after working for the public relations firm Navigator Ltd, and he is considered a major figure behind Stephen Harper's victory in the 2006 Canadian federal election.
[3] Harper's deputy chief of staff[4] Muttart played a major role shaping the Conservative Government's policy agenda and communications strategy.
[12] At Philip Morris International Muttart has publicly advocated for the company's "smoke-free" transformation which includes converting smokers to electronic cigarettes and other non burning tobacco products.
"[14] New Democratic Party strategist Brian Topp, a former union official, has accused Muttart of advocating strategies that manipulate working class voters into voting against their own economic and social best interests.