Lobbying

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’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

U.S. President Donald Trump recently said in December that he may let CUSMA expire or work out another deal with Canada and Mexico.

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’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

U.S. President Donald Trump recently said in December that he may let CUSMA expire or work out another deal with Canada and Mexico.

Joly top-lobbied minister in November, universities push to attract research talent driven away from U.S.

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

House Ethics Committee to review Lobbying Act in 2026 after AI study, says chair Brassard

NewsBY HUNTER CRESSWELL

Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet minister, Nature Canada pushes for nature strategy after absence of support in budget

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Health misinformation is hurting patients and undermining trust. Let’s do something about it.

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

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BY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

Budget a step in the right direction, but fails to deliver on the ‘hype,’ say lobbyists

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BY IREM KOCA

‘Cut through the table talk’: tech firms launch new group to help feds fix procurement woes

CMA leads health lobbying in lead up to budget

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

MPs have been on the Hill for less than three months this year thanks to prorogation this past winter and the spring election campaign, making lobbying a challenge in 2025.

CMA leads health lobbying in lead up to budget

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

MPs have been on the Hill for less than three months this year thanks to prorogation this past winter and the spring election campaign, making lobbying a challenge in 2025.

Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

‘Anything that can’t go on forever eventually stops’: ‘Enshittification’ author issues stark warning to Ottawa over AI policy

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Easter Seals, CFIB lobbying feds to end Canada Post’s strike

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Parliamentary Calendar

Commissioner Nancy Bélanger breaks down new lobbying threshold in virtual info session on Jan. 15

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Mark Critch on Donald Trump, Canadian politics, and being TikTok famous

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Cut, not cap? The latest on public service downsizing, with Marlo Glass

Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

According to the federal Lobbyists' Registry, top communications last month with the energy and environment ministers dealt with major international pacts, such as trading critical minerals and addressing the plastic pollution crisis.

Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

According to the federal Lobbyists' Registry, top communications last month with the energy and environment ministers dealt with major international pacts, such as trading critical minerals and addressing the plastic pollution crisis.

Struggling auto sector promises deep engagement as wheels set to turn on CUSMA consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Struggling auto sector promises deep engagement as wheels set to turn on CUSMA consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Build Canada Homes must prioritize ‘right’ kind of housing, affordability and green energy, say advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Build Canada Homes must prioritize ‘right’ kind of housing, affordability and green energy, say advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Parliamentary Calendar

On Jan. 15, Fife, Reid, Nanji, Benzie, and Bricker will forecast the big political stories to shape Canada in the year ahead

Podcast

Who wants an election? With David Coletto

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

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First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

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Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

Calls mount for the Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office: there’s an ‘Achilles heel in the North’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' Heidi Cook says the Carney government backing Manitoba’s Port of Churchill as a national-interest project was a ‘surprise to a lot’ of First Nations in the area.

Calls mount for the Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office: there’s an ‘Achilles heel in the North’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' Heidi Cook says the Carney government backing Manitoba’s Port of Churchill as a national-interest project was a ‘surprise to a lot’ of First Nations in the area.

Economic lobbying in July rises to meet demand for nation-building projects, interprovincial trade

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

U.S. trade approach ‘changes the rules of the game,’ with canola sector leading economic lobbying in first six months of 2025

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lobbyists address Canada-U.S. dynamic in face of shifting tariffs from unpredictable Trump: ‘it’s changed’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

High engagement with oil and gas industry a ‘bad look’ for feds, say environmental advocates: ‘pick a lane’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Caroline Brouillette, executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, says Canada is at a moment where climate change and wildfires 'requires us to pick a lane.'

High engagement with oil and gas industry a ‘bad look’ for feds, say environmental advocates: ‘pick a lane’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Caroline Brouillette, executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, says Canada is at a moment where climate change and wildfires 'requires us to pick a lane.'