Liberals’ fiscal blueprint reflects pre-budget lobbying push, but gaps remain, say business groups

Lobbyists filed 2,995 communications last month, pushing activity up 21 per cent compared to last March, when the pandemic started and Ottawa skipped presenting a budget.
The four most-lobbied in cabinet in March, from left: Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier.
Business groups spent the majority of their March advocacy efforts focused on the April budget, lobbying that they say was successful in getting immediate concerns addressed to extend pandemic reliefs, though gaps still remain. 

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