‘Pent-up interest’ leads to post-election lobbying push 54 per cent higher than first Liberal win

The uncertainty of the minority Parliament and the slow start-up naming ministers and their mandates and staff all helped make January an especially busy month, say lobbyists.
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and Finance Minister Bill Morneau were January’s top-lobbied cabinet ministers.
Lobbying activity in the first three months after the 2019 election rose 54 per cent compared to the months following the Liberals' 2015 majority win, a notable uptick in interest some in the industry say is tied to the uncertainty of a minority Parliament and the gov...

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