‘Targeted’ budget requires aggressive lobbying campaigns to be heard, say lobbyists

The federal government's 2023 budget may prioritize pre-existing Liberal commitments, rather than issue new ones, according to former Liberal staffer Kevin Bosch, a managing partner with Sandstone Group.

Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault said Ottawa's top priority in this year's budget is 'to support Canadians who need it most, and to increase Canada’s competitiveness and prosperity,' in a Finance Canada press release on Dec. 14.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

January 9, 2023

Advocacy organizations face a tough fight for their priorities to be included in this year’s federal budget, as the high levels of government spending that were typical in the pandemic years give way to a more restrained approach in the face of a recession, according to lo...

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