Albany Club reception on Hill example of ‘disturbing’ informal lobbying that’s growing under Harper’s government: Angus

'My concern with lobbying isn’t the person who comes and knocks on the door of an MP’s office and dutifully records, it’s the people who have access to power, it’s the people who have access to the back rooms and the private clubs,' says NDP MP Charlie Angus.

PARLIAMENT HILL—An exclusive reception Conservative Cabinet ministers and MPs are hosting on behalf of a high-end private club connected to the Conservative Party in Toronto is an example of “disturbing” informal lobbying that has grown under Prime Minister Stephen Harper&rsquo...

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