Virtual lobbying during pandemic ‘not the same’ as in-person lobbying, despite major savings, say lobbyists

Virtual lobbying can save some organizations thousands of dollars in transportation costs and venue rentals, but many still prefer in-person lobbying for the personal connection.

The annual Politics and the Pen gala, pictured on May 9, 2018, on the Chateau Laurier terrace, attracts a high-powered crowd every year, including hundreds of lobbyists who prefer to meet in-person. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Jesse Cnockaert

August 9, 2021

Lobbying organizations are looking forward to the day they can return to in-person lobbying events on Parliament Hill, despite having saved a bundle on transportation costs and venue rentals while meetings have been conducted virtually during the global pandemic. “It’s not the same. It just is ...

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