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Some insiders say FAA has created large world of unregistered lobbying
Tory MP Tom Lukiwski says if Rahim Jaffer had registered as a lobbyist he could have avoided a lot of issues.
Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer may have been thrust into the national spotlight on allegations he was involved in unregistered lobbying activities, but some Ottawa insiders and stakeholders say three years after the Federal Accountability Act was passed, it didn't stop former ministers, ministers of state, deputy ministers, and their senior staffers from joining government relations firms as strategic advisers, nor did it stop people from lobbying under the radar because of the "20 per cent rule." Some insiders say it's creating a large world of unregistered lobbying.
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Some insiders say FAA has created large world of unregistered lobbying
Tory MP Tom Lukiwski says if Rahim Jaffer had registered as a lobbyist he could have avoided a lot of issues.
Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer may have been thrust into the national spotlight on allegations he was involved in unregistered lobbying activities, but some Ottawa insiders and stakeholders say three years after the Federal Accountability Act was passed, it didn't stop former ministers, ministers of state, deputy ministers, and their senior staffers from joining government relations firms as strategic advisers, nor did it stop people from lobbying under the radar because of the "20 per cent rule." Some insiders say it's creating a large world of unregistered lobbying.
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