Lobbying change requiring more detail in comms reports draws concern about advocacy ‘chill’ from GRIC and PAAC

Starting on Oct. 1, lobbyists will need to tie the subject in a communication report to the matching details in a lobbyist’s registration file.

Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger announced an intention to 'work toward enhancing transparency by creating mechanisms to identify both the general subject matter as well as the related details in communication reports,' in her office's annual report.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

August 30, 2024

A rule change coming up in October requiring lobbyists to be more specific in reports about what they discuss with public office holders—a move intended by the lobbying commissioner to improve transparency—is raising concern among some government relations professionals ...

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