Some Grit staffers try to ‘get ahead of the curve’ in private sector outreach before next election

Some lobby firms are fielding inquiries from Liberal staffers looking for new jobs this summer, which one lobbyist says is part of a natural turnover cycle.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The next federal election will be in October 2025, or sooner, and polling has suggested for more than a year that it will bring a change in government.

Some government relations firms are experiencing a sharper than normal uptick in political staffers asking about trading in their positions on the Hill for other job opportunities, which lobbyists argue could be in response to factors such as the Liberals' poor performance i...

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