Former innovation minister Bains was most-lobbied minister in 2020

Mr. Bains, who was lobbied 214 times in 2020, took the top spot from the 2019 leader, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau.

Navdeep Bains, who until Jan. 12 was the Trudeau government's longtime innovation minister, was the most sought after cabinet minister for lobbyists in 2020. Mr. Bains' department was also the top-lobbied government department in 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

January 20, 2021

As COVID-19 changed the course of history and the government's agenda, former innovation minister Navdeep Bains emerged as the most-lobbied minister in 2020, taking the top spot from Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, who was the most sought-after minister in 20...

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