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Lobbyists slipping through cracks of Lobbying Act: commissioner By Aidan Chamandy. Published on Jun 15, 2021 4:11pm Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger, pictured in December 2017, says the Lobbying Act needs to be updated. (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics) The latest high-profile investigation to reveal the Lobbying Act’s shortcomings demonstrates that the legislation still needs a parliamentary review, says Canada’s lobbying watchdog. “What we’ve seen in the last year, with th...

OTTAWA — Rob Silver, the husband of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the federal lobbying commissioner. Nancy Belanger says Silver spent about 70 minutes cumulatively talking to public office holders about two different emergency aid programs on behalf of mortgage finance company MCAP. She says MCAP […]

OTTAWA - Rob Silver, the husband of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the federal lobbying commissioner.

Article content OTTAWA – The Conservatives want former PMO and Finance senior staffer Elder Marques to testify in front of the ethics committee on the WE Charity scandal. The Tories hope to summon Marques — who left his job as chief of staff to former Finance Minister Bill Morneau soon after the latter’s resignation last summer — “to testify to his knowledge of conflicts of interest and lobbying,” according to a copy of the motion obtained by National Post. We apologize, but this vi...

New Cyber Nominees: What’s in Store? After almost three months of silence on key cybersecurity nominations from the White House—which garnered indignation from lawmakers [1] and experts alike—the administration announced its nominees on Monday. The slew of individuals included Chris Inglis for the first-ever national cyber director (NCD), Jen Easterly as the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and Robert Silvers as undersecretary for policy at the Department of...

Pats Fans Navigate Emotions Of Seeing Tom Brady In Super Bowl With Another Team There are mixed emotion for Patriot fans who will be watching Tom Brady in the Super Bowl with a new team. Emily Judem, Illustration / GBH News Pats Fans On Tom Brady In The Super Bowl We’ve all been there. When a relationship ends, the rules are clear: Don’t linger, don’t look at old pictures of good times, don’t send that DM . But next thing you know, you’re doom-scrolling down Instagram ...