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Lobbying czar should be able to fine lobbyists: House Ethics Committee report

Conservatives are ‘serious about moving forward’ to enact House committee’s recommendations on Lobbying Act, say opposition MPs.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 05/21/2012 12:00 am EDT
Lobbyist Coates wants quarterly lobby reports, says it’s too competitive

Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd also wants to be able to hand out fines, remove the 20 per cent rule, and list all lobbyists and DPHOs in monthly reports.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 02/20/2012 12:00 am EST
Lobbyists call for ‘a clear red line’ on lobbying rules and regulations, now

Critics also say Canada’s lobbying commissioner should have more power.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 02/13/2012 12:00 am EST
Lobbyists focus on budget, strategic operating review, and pipelines

U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision on Keystone XL Pipeline opens up more lobbying.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 01/30/2012 12:00 am EST
Lobbying Office should be more transparent, aggressive

The new office was meant to be more transparent and aggressive on unethical actions in the political system. Unfortunately, high-profile cases such as the Jaffer one only remind us of a public relations ploy.

By MICHAEL QAQISH |
Published: Monday, 01/16/2012 12:00 am EST
OPINION: The Gateway Airport: an important economic engine

If ever there were a climate for a productive and earnest dialogue on trade and security, that time is now.

By LLOYD MCCOOMB |
Published: Monday, 11/21/2011 1:50 pm EST
GRIC pushes for greater clarity in Lobbying Act, also wants to change industry’s image

There are some 5,000 registered lobbyists, but they say the rules still aren’t clear and they’re getting a bad rap.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 10/31/2011 12:00 am EDT
Some 131 organizations, lobbyists registered to lobby feds on copyright

Time to deal with copyright issue ‘Canada’s intellectual property protection currently ranks behind Botswana’: lobbyist Geoff Norquay.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 10/17/2011 12:00 am EDT
Make 20% rule for in-house lobbyists clearer, or cut it, experts say

Even the definition of lobbying should be clearer, as Parliament begins five-year review of Lobbying Act.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 10/10/2011 12:00 am EDT
House Ethics Committee should consult widely on five-year review of Lobbying Act, urge lobbyists

Lobbyists say they’re ‘not evil’ and this time there needs to be a real dialogue between government and stakeholders.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 10/03/2011 12:00 am EDT
Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct Rule 8 a non-problem, but huge loopholes still in Lobbying Act

The Federal Court of Appeal unanimously ruled in March 2009 that Rule 8 of the code means that lobbyists can’t do things for policy-makers they have lobbied, are lobbying or will lobby.

By DUFF CONACHER |
Published: Monday, 10/03/2011 12:00 am EDT
Lobbying czar says lobbyists can be pundits, but critics still say she’s being ‘deliberately vague’

Lobbyists can’t be banned outright from participating on political panels, but more clarity is needed on the rules, say political players.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 09/26/2011 12:00 am EDT
Lobbying czar Shepherd says lobbyists can be pundits, she’s not stopping them

But lobbyists say they want clarification on Charter Rights to free speech and their political activities.

By LAURA RYCKEWAERT |
Published: Monday, 09/19/2011 12:00 am EDT
Lobbyists focus on next budget, India and Europe free trade, Canada-U.S. security perimeter

Hired guns say summer 'an excellent' time to lobby and to meet with Cabinet ministerial staffers.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 06/20/2011 12:00 am EDT
Lobbying Act should be revised, give lobby czar power to deliver advance rulings, say lobbyists

Lobbying Act was enacted in 2006 under the Federal Accountability Act, and is up for a statutory five-year review. It will not likely begin until the fall, but it's a big issue.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 06/06/2011 12:00 am EDT
'Game now is not what government does, but how it does it'

Lobbyists keep eye on health care, copyright, federal-provincial relations, digital economy, strategic review and more.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 05/30/2011 12:00 am EDT
Lobbying commissioner Shepherd wants power to fine lobbyists

Canada's Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd is arguing for the power to fine people who breach the Lobbying Act and Lobbying Code of Conduct.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 05/23/2011 12:00 am EDT
Lobbyists say new majority government offers stability and 'relief' after six years of minorities

There's been a natural chaos in lobbying minority governments, but lobbyists say they're looking forward to some breathing room over the next four years.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 05/16/2011 12:00 am EDT
Lobbying's 20 per cent rule makes mockery of five-year cooling off period, say critics

The 20 per cent rule under the Federal Accountability Act should be eliminated, say opposition MPs and industry stakeholders.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 03/07/2011 12:00 am EST
Lobbyists note lack of 'feeding frenzy' that normally precedes federal budget

However, lobbyists are pushing pre-budget consultations, copyright, innovation and defence as the House returns this week.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 01/31/2011 12:00 am EST

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Monday, May 21, 2012
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7th International Conference on Climate Change
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Former House Speaker Peter Milliken poses with artist Paul Wyse, who painted his portrait.
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Conservative MPs Ed Holder, Patrick Brown and Rod Bruinooge.
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Hill and Knowlton's Don Boudria.
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Former Senator Marcel Prud'homme and former Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.
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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson.
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Former prime minister Joe Clark and Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella.
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Liberal Senator Joseph Day, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Peter Milliken.
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Bob Rae, Government House Leader Peter Van Loan, Peter Milliken, Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella, Thomas Mulcair.
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Peter Milliken, Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair.
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Peter Milliken and House Speaker Andrew Scheer unveil the portrait.
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Peter Milliken and the portrait.
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Artist Paul Wyse.
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Liberal interim leader Bob Rae, Government House Leader Peter Van Loan, House Speaker Andrew Scheer.
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NDP MP Denise Savoie and Peter Milliken.
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The portrait gets taken out to be hung.
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Liberal Senator David Smith.

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