There are close to 800 lobbyists for hire to bend the ears of MPs, senators and other federal public office holders on behalf of their clients, an 85 per cent jump since the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying starting keeping tabs in 2005.
To find out who’s been busiest in the last 12 months (ending Nov. 14), we asked Canadians for Responsible Advocacy, a lobbyist watchdog launched in April, to crunch the numbers. Below are the lobbyists who had the most contact with officials, and their top three clients.
To find out who’s been busiest in the last 12 months (ending Nov. 14), we asked Canadians for Responsible Advocacy, a lobbyist watchdog launched in April, to crunch the numbers. Below are the lobbyists who had the most contact with officials, and their top three clients.