In praise of the much-maligned special interest groups

The quadrennial legislative review of the Lobbyists Registration Act hasn't even begun yet and already it's open season on a species that you'll hear a lot about once hearings begin this fall. They are, what some would have us believe, the real bad guys in Ottawa -- special interest groups.

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