‘Once you get a carveout from one province, it’s game over’: Ottawa-Alberta MOU draws advocates with economic and environment concerns
On the federal lobbyists’ registry, groups that lobbied on the Ottawa-Alberta MOU include the CCLC, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, and Pathways Alliance, a consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands producers, including Cenovus Energy, Imperial Oil and Suncor Energy.
‘We’re getting closer’: religious groups lobbying feds say they’re hopeful of progress on stalled Liberal anti-hate bill
Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, has faced delays since it was introduced in the House back in September.
‘A fundamental shift’: new strategy an opportunity to grow domestic industrial base, say lobbyists
‘The amounts of money that are being talked about here between now and 2035 are truly transformational,’ said Duncan Hills, a senior adviser on defence and security at NorthStar Public Affairs.
Questions loom over NDP’s voter verification process as leadership contest enters final stretch
Democracy Watch’s Duff Conacher says the gaps in voter identification could allow for foreign interference in the NDP leadership race, but the party says it has ‘established safeguards’ in place to protect the vote.
Liberals see path forward for budget bill, but Conservatives still have ‘huge concerns’ with cabinet’s ‘regulatory sandbox’
Conservatives have concerns about a clause buried in Bill C-15 that grants cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or firm from nearly any federal law—excluding the Criminal Code—for up to six years.
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.
‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying
More than a third (33.9 per cent) of all federal advocacy in 2025 was about economic development, setting a new record in annual lobbying.
Libya was a warning, Venezuela is the test
Ethical consistency is not a moral add-on to foreign policy, but a prerequisite for stability, credibility, and long-term economic outcomes.
‘It’s like molasses in January’: pharmacare implementation stalled, say health-care groups, but others argue time needed to get deals right
Only British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, and the Yukon have reached pharmacare deals with the federal government, covering contraception and diabetes medications.
Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’
U.S. President Donald Trump recently said in December that he may let CUSMA expire or work out another deal with Canada and Mexico.
