As exemption requests grow, critics call for lobbying-ban changes

Some support a sliding-scale system in which the length of the ban would correspond with the official's position and connections.
Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd said her office had seen an 'uptick' in exemption requests to the five-year lobbying ban for public office holders following the election campaign.
As the lobbying commissioner sees a surge in requests from ex-public office holders for lobbying-ban exemptions, the Liberal government is fielding growing calls to reform associated legislation. Critics argue the current rules are overly burdensome and excessively broad. Some are calling for a ...

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