January lobbying picks up from holiday slump

Unifor president Jerry Dias says union representatives 'spent the lion’s share' of their time pressing the government to move forward on a rescue package for the aerospace and airline sectors.

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, former innovation minister Navdeep Bains, and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson topped the list of most lobbied ministers in January. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

February 24, 2021

Lobbying activity rose slightly in January, with the holiday slump ebbing even as Parliament remained in recess and the usual legislative wrangling was more or less on hold. Last month, lobbyists filed 2,033 communication report...

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