Lobbying activities quiet down after Flaherty’s January budget release

There were 1,600 meetings between lobbyists, MPs, Cabinet ministers, and civil servants in January and February, and only 157 last month.

After almost 1,600 meetings between lobbyists, MPs, Cabinet ministers, and senior civil servants in January and February leading up to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's recession-fighting federal budget, only 157 meetings took place in March, according to the Lobbyists Registry.

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