International trade, environment, top lobbying topics over summer

There were 226 monthly communications reports containing the topic international trade and 219 with environment between June 22, the day after the House the rose for the summer, and Sept. 12, according to a search of the federal lobbyist registry.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is tasked with handling ongoing renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement, an issue that piqued the interest of advocates during the summer break. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

September 18, 2017

International trade and the environment were the most popular topics for lobbyists communicating with ministers, MPs, Senators, and other federal public office holders this past summer, initial reporting figures show, suggesting ongoing renegotiations of the North Amer...

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