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Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Joël Lightbound, who recently announced reforms intended to modernize Canada Post, met with members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The strike by Canada Post workers has put a halt on mail and parcel deliveries nationwide since Sept. 25, but the union representing postal workers announced it would switch to rotating strikes on Oct. 11. The union will meet with the minister again this week.

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The strike by Canada Post workers has put a halt on mail and parcel deliveries nationwide since Sept. 25, but the union representing postal workers announced it would switch to rotating strikes on Oct. 11. The union will meet with the minister again this week.
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Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts

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

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

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Official White House photographer Daniel Torok

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • U.S. President Donald Trump's mind 'gets whipped around, even within 24 hours,' says Corinne Pohlmann, executive vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, who also says Trump has changed how her organization represents its members to the Canadian federal government.

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • U.S. President Donald Trump's mind 'gets whipped around, even within 24 hours,' says Corinne Pohlmann, executive vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, who also says Trump has changed how her organization represents its members to the Canadian federal government.
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CSE chief Xavier to deliver keynote on cyber resilience at Vancouver Security Summit on Oct. 17

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson spoke of turning Canada into a energy superpower by taking advantage of both conventional and clean energy during a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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.'

Tighter registration threshold for lobbying means more transparency, but also more administrative work for businesses in challenging times, say lobbyists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Tighter registration threshold for lobbying means more transparency, but also more administrative work for businesses in challenging times, say lobbyists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call "uncompetitive."

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call "uncompetitive."
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said the 20-per-cent rule in the Lobbying Act is vague, during a May 13 webinar hosted by the Saskatchewan chapter of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.

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