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Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger. The change to the 20-per-cent rule permits employees to spend significantly less time lobbying before registration is required, write Suzanne Sabourin and Michael Walsh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

The implications are profound. Thousands of businesses and non-profits that were not registered will now fall under the federal lobbying regime.

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