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.
Food insecurity, canola crops top lobbying concerns in first quarter of 2023
The Breakfast Club of Canada is pushing for a pan-Canadian school food program in accordance with a commitment in the 2019 federal budget.
Disability benefit and gun control bills could rank high for Liberal priorities prior to summer break, say lobbyists
The House will adjourn for the summer starting on June 23, and will resume in mid-September.
Lobbyists anticipate revisions to Code of Conduct following House Ethics Committee’s recommendations
Changes are expected this summer for rules covering the code of conduct for lobbyists, which haven’t been updated since 2015.
Controversial appointment of top ethics watchdog with family ties to cabinet minister holds merit, say public policy experts
Martine Richard, the sister-in-law of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, was appointed as the interim ethics commissioner in late March, following a decade of service in the federal ethics office.
