Trans Mountain, capital flight and bank law put Finance Minister Bill Morneau atop the May lobbying list

'We should never find ourselves in that situation again,' says Tim McMillan, CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, who chatted with Bill Morneau about his government's decision to buy the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured May 29, 2018, in Ottawa, tops the list of most lobbied cabinet ministers in May.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

July 9, 2018

Finance Minister Bill Morneau was the most lobbied cabinet minister in May, and lobbyists say his move up the list may have something to do with the government’s decision to buy the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Lobbyists communicated with designated public office holders 2,538 times in May. Mr. Morn...

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