Gun-owner advocates will push to scrap Bill C-21 in fall session
Legislation related to firearms and cyber security are on the fall agenda.
Environment a hot topic for advocates during first half of 2023, according to lobbyists’ registry
‘This is probably the most attention I’ve seen on the environment’ since carbon pricing started in Canada, said Philip Gass from the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Food insecurity for schoolchildren among top issues for first half of 2023: lobbyist registry
The Breakfast Club of Canada is pushing for follow through on a Liberal promise to invest $1-billion over five years towards a national school nutritious meal program.
Advocacy groups should plan an approach for ‘limitless’ Threads, say digital campaign experts
Since its July 5 launch, Threads set a new record as the most rapidly downloaded app in history, reaching over 100-million users within its first week.
MPs should be reading the bigger-than-fine print
Given how dicey ethics scandals and concerns can be and how easily the smallest mistake can be weaponized, one would think that any changes to the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons would be eagerly and swiftly devoured. But, as The Hill Times’ Laura Ryckewaert found out, not only do […]
A gag on MPs? No-comment period for MP ethics complaints extended
While Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher is bothered by a recent change to the MP conflict code, Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux welcomes it as ‘healthy’ for democracy.
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.
