‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent an 'existential threat to the Canadian steel industry.'

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

June 9, 2025

A prorogued Parliament lasting about three months resulted in a sharp drop in federal lobbying during the first quarter of 2025, with most of the remaining advocacy focusing on economic and trade issues amid the uncertainty of international tariffs.

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