It is common for lobbyists to be charged with self-interest—as if the other players do not pursue their self-interest. For example, Donald Savoie, the Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton, has argued that "Power and influence in Ottawa is centered around court government, around the Prime Minister, around lobbyists, around spin doctors and our democracy has been bastardized, if you like, by lobbyists who only have one interest—their self-interest," (quoted by Bruce Campion-Smith, The Toronto Star, June 21, 2009)
It is common for lobbyists to be charged with self-interest—as if the other players do not pursue their self-interest. For example, Donald Savoie, the Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton, has argued that "Power and influence in Ottawa is centered around court government, around the Prime Minister, around lobbyists, around spin doctors and our democracy has been bastardized, if you like, by lobbyists who only have one interest—their self-interest," (quoted by Bruce Campion-Smith, The Toronto Star, June 21, 2009)