Lobbying drops in summer, but environment concerns lead in advocacy discussions

A project intended to bring renewable power and broadband service to several northern communities was among the top issues in federal lobbying in August and the first half of September.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, then-serving as minister of Economic Development, said in a statement on May 4, 2021 that the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link project will deliver clean energy to communities and businesses currently reliant on diesel in Nunavut's Kivalliq region.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

September 19, 2022

Federal lobbying took its annual drop in summer, but environmental advocacy maintained its lead through August as the most popular subject in federal lobbying, with organizations discussing a hydroelectricity project in northern Canada, and federal fertilizer emission reduction targets. Overall lob...

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