‘Pandemic bump’ pushes March lobbying up 60 per cent over last year

‘It’s been a season of virtual or e-lobby days for every single sector, all at the same time because the entire economy has been impacted,' says Yaroslav Baran.

Amid March’s spike in lobbying, the three most mentioned in cabinet were, from left, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

April 29, 2020

The flood of influencers contacting officials in March increased communication by almost 60 per cent compared to the year before, part of what lobbyists describe as a “pandemic bump” in activity they expect to be the new normal as industry, associations, and govern...

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