Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
  • Menu
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Archives
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy
  • Hill Life & People
  • Podcast
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Archives
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy
  • Hill Life & People
  • Podcast
  • Free Trial
  • Get free News Updates
  • SIGN IN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Free Trial
  • Get free News Updates
  • SIGN IN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Get free News Updates
  • {email}
    • Administration
    • Account Settings
    • Logout
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Get free News Updates
  • {email}
    • Administration
    • Account Settings
    • Logout
  • SUBSCRIBE
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
  • Menu
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
My Account
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Latest Paper
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

  • Liberal fundraising
  • Tim Powers
  • de Adder’s Take
  • Trade war
    • Doug Ford
    • Danielle Smith
  • Elon Musk
  • MPs not running
  • Grit staffers
  • Hill Climbers
  • Liberal fundraising
  • Tim Powers
  • de Adder’s Take
  • Trade war
    • Doug Ford
    • Danielle Smith
  • Elon Musk
  • MPs not running
  • Grit staffers
  • Hill Climbers

Lobbying commissioner’s new directive on receptions could deprive government of lobbyists’ input, says industry leader

Karen Shepherd is telling lobbyists not to push their issues on government officials at public events.

Lobbying Commissioners Karen Shepherd recently issued guidance to lobbyists on best practices when it comes to receptions and gifts. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News
BY DEREK ABMA
February 15, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | February 15, 2016

Sponsored content

sponsored content

Get The Policy Briefings Newsletter

Get into the weeds on hot policy issues and the players shaping them.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy

FOLLOW THE HILL TIMES:

LICENSING

PODCAST

ALERTS

LICENSING

PODCAST

ALERTS

Want to make sure your whole office has the full Hill Times experience?

We have team plans available for companies, organizations, classes, Parliament Hill offices and more. Fill out this form and find out if your team is eligible for a discount.

More News

Who’s backing the Liberal leadership contenders?

NewsBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF
Donald Trump

Canada must adopt ‘independent mindset’ on internal trade, defence, amid Trump’s tariff tactics, says MP McKay

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL, NEIL MOSS
Mélanie Joly

Newsroom racial and gender diversity on the decline in 2024: CAJ survey

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Vying for viral: Liberals need authenticity to bridge digital divide with Tories, says online marketing strategist

NewsBY STUART BENSON
Justin Trudeau

Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON
Liberal Cabinet staffers in the West Block.
Liberal cabinet staffers wait for their bosses outside a meeting in the West Block during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recent weeks a ‘dizzying’ experience for Liberal staff, say current, former aides

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • Even with her 15 years of experience as a staffer, Marci Surkes says the recent ‘tumult and volatility’ is ‘up there in terms of periods of extreme change.’
Liberal Cabinet staffers in the West Block.

Recent weeks a ‘dizzying’ experience for Liberal staff, say current, former aides

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • Even with her 15 years of experience as a staffer, Marci Surkes says the recent ‘tumult and volatility’ is ‘up there in terms of periods of extreme change.’

Premiers take spotlight with all-hands-on-deck pushback on U.S. tariff threat

Breaking historic hurdle to trade diversification necessary amid U.S. threats, say trade experts

Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech

Most POPULAR

  • 1

    Liberal leadership race and upcoming election 'vital time' for advocacy, say lobbyists
    Liberal leadership race and upcoming election 'vital time' for advocacy, say lobbyists

  • 2

    Liberals present ballooning federal deficit of $61.9-billion in latest fiscal update
    Liberals present ballooning federal deficit of $61.9-billion in latest fiscal update

  • 3

    PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he's not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs
    PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he's not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs

  • 4

    Questions remain about how Liberals missed deficit target by over $20-billion, says PBO
    Questions remain about how Liberals missed deficit target by over $20-billion, says PBO

  • 5

    And then there were two
    And then there were two

  • 6

    MPs not running in the next election
    MPs not running in the next election

  • 7

    Ottawa removed 118 companies from its Indigenous Business Directory this year
    Ottawa removed 118 companies from its Indigenous Business Directory this year

  • 8

    Consulting the diaspora key to unlocking strong partnerships in Africa
    Consulting the diaspora key to unlocking strong partnerships in Africa

Related Stories

Lobbyists anticipate revisions to Code of Conduct following House Ethics Committee’s recommendations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Loophole-filled, weakly enforced lobbying law still an unethical facade

OpinionBY DUFF CONACHER

Training needed to fill staff, MPs’ blindspots on lobbying rules, say insiders

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR

‘Tight’ timeline for Lobbying Act review, all rules on the table: new lobbying czar 

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR

MPs, Senators expect better communication from new lobbying watchdog

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger released proposed updates to the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct on Nov. 25, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists anticipate revisions to Code of Conduct following House Ethics Committee’s recommendations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • Changes are expected this summer for rules covering the code of conduct for lobbyists, which haven't been updated since 2015.

Lobbyists anticipate revisions to Code of Conduct following House Ethics Committee’s recommendations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • Changes are expected this summer for rules covering the code of conduct for lobbyists, which haven't been updated since 2015.

Loophole-filled, weakly enforced lobbying law still an unethical facade

OpinionBY DUFF CONACHER

Loophole-filled, weakly enforced lobbying law still an unethical facade

OpinionBY DUFF CONACHER
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion and Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger recently signed an agreement to work together to teach Parliamentarians the overlapping ethics and lobbying rules. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Training needed to fill staff, MPs’ blindspots on lobbying rules, say insiders

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR

Training needed to fill staff, MPs’ blindspots on lobbying rules, say insiders

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR
Nancy Bélanger has had only two weeks of experience in her new role as lobbying commissioner, but says she is ready to take on a Lobbying Act review that could take place in the spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Tight’ timeline for Lobbying Act review, all rules on the table: new lobbying czar 

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR

‘Tight’ timeline for Lobbying Act review, all rules on the table: new lobbying czar 

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR
Nancy Bélanger took questions from MPs on the House Ethics Committee on Dec. 6, as pictured, about her nomination to be the new federal lobbying watchdog, and appeared before the Senate on Dec. 8. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators expect better communication from new lobbying watchdog

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR

MPs, Senators expect better communication from new lobbying watchdog

NewsBY SHRUTI SHEKAR

News

  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy Briefings
  • Politics This Morning
  • Hill Climbers
  • Civil Circles
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Election
  • Finance and Budget
  • Public Service
  • Exclusive Lists
  • Parliamentary Calendar
  • Top 100 Lists and Exclusive Features
  • Podcasts
  • This Week's Paper
  • Search
  • Archives
  • Digital Newspaper Archives

Get free news updates

Opinion

  • Andrew Caddell
  • Sheila Copps
  • David Crane
  • Jim Creskey
  • Gwynne Dyer
  • Michael Harris
  • Erica Ifill
  • Scott Taylor
  • Joe Jordan
  • Rose LeMay
  • Alex Marland
  • Gerry Nicholls
  • Gar Pardy
  • Tim Powers
  • Susan Riley
  • Douglas Roche
  • Ken Rubin
  • Josie Sabatino
  • Bhagwant Sandhu
  • Les Whittington

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

  • The Wire Report
  • Hill Times Research Health
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Hill Times Store
  • Digital Newspaper Archives

Follow us

  • X
  • BlueSky
  • LinkedIn
  • Flipboard

Advertise

  • Media Kit

subscribe

  • Group subscriptions
  • Reuse and permissions

get help

  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Reset Password
  • Account settings
  • © The Hill Times 2025
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy Briefings
  • Politics This Morning
  • Hill Climbers
  • Civil Circles
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Election
  • Finance and Budget
  • Public Service
  • Exclusive Lists
  • Parliamentary Calendar
  • Top 100 Lists and Exclusive Features
  • Podcasts
  • This Week's Paper
  • Search
  • Archives
  • Digital Newspaper Archives

  • Get free news updates

  • Andrew Caddell
  • Sheila Copps
  • David Crane
  • Jim Creskey
  • Gwynne Dyer
  • Michael Harris
  • Erica Ifill
  • Scott Taylor
  • Joe Jordan
  • Rose LeMay
  • Alex Marland
  • Gerry Nicholls
  • Gar Pardy
  • Tim Powers
  • Susan Riley
  • Douglas Roche
  • Ken Rubin
  • Bhagwant Sandhu
  • Les Whittington

  • Submit a guest opinion article

  • The Wire Report
  • Hill Times Research Health
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Hill Times Store
  • Digital Newspaper Archives
  • Media Kit
  • Group subscriptions
  • Reuse and permissions
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Reset Password
  • Account settings
  • © The Hill Times 2024
  • X
  • BlueSky
  • LinkedIn
  • Flipboard
Subscribe
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Store
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Wire Report
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Store
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Wire Report
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Reuse & Permissions
  • Advertising
  • Reuse & Permissions
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Log In
  • Logout
  • Contact Us
  • Log In
  • Logout
CloseMenu
  • {email}
  • Account Settings
  • Logout
  • {email}
  • Account Settings
  • Logout