Democracy Watch wants lobbying commissioner’s office to probe firm with links to top Conservative adviser Jenni Byrne

The federal Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct applies only to federal registrants, and political activity is a constitutionally protected right, says lawyer W. Scott Thurlow.

Jenni Byrne + Associates, a company owned by Jenni Byrne, left, is the subject of a letter by NDP MPs Matthew Green, second left, and Charlie Angus, second right, to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger, right.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

April 8, 2024

A democratic watchdog organization is calling for the federal lobbying commissioner to investigate a lobbying firm with ties to a top Conservative adviser, adding to a similar call already issued by NDP MPs last month.

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