Meta ‘not talking’ to Ottawa amid Online News Act dispute, says Heritage Minister Rodriguez
Meta and Google announced plans to end news links in Canada before the Online News Act comes into force.
Lobbying watchdog seeks more tools to penalize lobbyists who file late
Bélanger’s report notes not all errors are equal, with current penalties either ‘nothing or sending it to the RCMP.’
Gifts and hospitality rule changes may be hardest adjustments under new code of conduct, say lobbyists
The 2023 edition of the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct came into force on July 1.
Gun control legislation and other major bills await fall return of House and Senate
Parliament has adjourned for the summer, and will return in mid-September.
Online News Act has momentum to pass before summer, but firearms bill needs more time, say lobbyists
There are 118 bills before the House and Senate, with both chambers set to adjourn soon for the summer and resume sitting in the fall.
Incoming sponsored travel rules for lobbyists will limit ‘educational opportunity’ for MPs and Senators, say CIJA and Results Canada
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said the new code still lets lobbyists offer sponsored travel to parliamentarians, provided they do not intend to lobby them, as well.
‘More prescriptive’ lobbyists’ code of conduct to come into force in July
The new code will include as much detail as possible and reduce the need for separate guidance documents further defining the rules, said Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.
Environmental racism bill among concerns before top-lobbied Energy Minister Wilkinson in first quarter of 2023
Bill C-226 would require development of a national strategy to advance environmental justice and assess, prevent, and address environmental racism.
Post-employment waivers for staffers stalled until new ethics commissioner is chosen
The federal ethics office cannot shorten the cooling-off period for former public office holders seeking new work without an ethics commissioner.
Legislation to exempt natural gas use on farms from carbon pricing focus of environment-heavy April lobbying
A priority for environment-related lobbying in April was Bill C-234, which would amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to exempt the natural gas and propane used on farms.
