July lobbying spikes 73 per cent over last year

With 1,675 recorded communications, July bucked the typical summer trend of low lobbying, instead jumping more than 70 per cent compared to the same month over the last few years.

Economic Development Minister Mélanie Joly was the most-lobbied minister last month, followed by Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

August 27, 2020

The start of the summer didn’t bring the typical slowdown for government relations, with July reporting a 73 per cent rise in federal lobbying as the pandemic response continues apace. Last month, lobbyists filed 1,675 communications in the federal registry,...

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