Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger, left, spoke to the House Ethics Committee on March 9 as the began a review of the Lobbying Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbying Act review: House Ethics Committee hears transparency and registration burden concerns

The House Ethics Committee began a long overdue review of the federal Lobbying Act on Feb. 12. While it’s a chance to shake up Canada’s lobbying regime, which hasn’t been significantly updated in more than a decade, lobbyists are pushing back on some of the potential changes.