Another privilege battle brewing as feds refuse to give House unredacted green fund docs
Twenty-one governmental departments and agencies responded to a June 10 order for documents by redacting or withholding information, while ten entities submitted unredacted documents.
Hot takes: Trudeau needs bold policy action to win back support, say pollsters, pundits
‘Far fewer people have a positive view of [Justin Trudeau],’ and changing that perception may be difficult if those people have stopped listening to him, says pollster David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data.
U.S. election outcome doesn’t change policy issues, but Trump harder to predict, say pundits, lobbyists
Leadership in North America faces a potential shakeup with the U.S. election coming up in November, and Canada’s federal election coming by October of 2025 at the latest.
Final clean electricity regulations need more flexibility to adapt to physical limits, says Electricity Canada CEO
A final draft of Clean Electricity Regulations, part of Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, are expected to be published before the end of 2024.
Yet-to-be-named members of new council supporting green energy transition a focus for environmental and labour group advocacy
The Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act, which requires the government to make five-year plans to help workers transition to cleaner jobs in the green economy, received royal assent on June 20.
Emissions cap concerns among top environment issues in federal lobbying for six months of 2024
‘There’s a real sense of urgency on the part of the government to get [environment policy measures] finished,’ says Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence.
‘Sea change’ could be coming after next election, but policy knowledge still more important than personal connections, say lobbyists
Lobbyists with backgrounds that include Conservative connections could help them to hit the ground running if Pierre Poilievre were elected, say some in the industry.
Number of MPs taking sponsored travel drops in first half of 2024 after rule changes, foreign interference fears
As of last week, 12 MPs had disclosed 13 sponsored trips that took place between Jan. 1 and June 30, in contrast to 46 such reports during the first half of 2023.
Transition to updated lobbyists’ code raised steady questions, but that’s a positive, says lobbying commissioner
July 1 marked the one-year anniversary of the current Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct, which introduced rule changes regarding sponsored travel and gifts.
Liberal leadership and policy choices post-byelection loss will shape advocacy strategies leading up to 2025 election, say lobbyists
Regardless of the prime minister’s leadership decision, the Liberals will now be ‘hyper-focused on short-term gains’ to quickly win back voters, says former party staffer Muhammad Ali.
