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Here’s who lobbied for key measures in Mark Carney’s first budget. Read our latest scoop.

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#cdnpoli #Budget2025
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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As Ottawa cuts foreign aid, Global Affairs is backing a new venture to channel investments into developing countries, paying its prospective CEO $1.9 million a year.

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#cdnpoli #ottawa
Ottawa paying $1.9 million to consultant leading multinational finance venture
Global Affairs Canada is paying the $1.9 million annual fee of a consultant leading a multinational sustainable-finance initiative, according to a recent contract notice
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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A failure to keep proper books and records has led the federal government to revoke the status of two charities — one in Winnipeg and one in Toronto.

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#cdnpoli #charities
Poor record-keeping sinks 2 Canadian charities
CRA revokes status of 2 charities for failing to improve their record keeping practices after previous audits
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November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Medical imaging companies in Alberta have lobbied the province to expand their for-profit offerings – and it appears the government is listening.

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#abpoli #healthcare
Medical imaging companies lobbied for private service expansion
Medical imaging companies lobbied Alberta to expand use of for-profit facilities, a policy now being pursued by provincial health authorities
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November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Danielle Smith has repeatedly invoked the idea of Alberta independence, but documents show it is not an economic scenario the province is seriously considering..

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#abpoli #Alberta
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Amid rising defence spending and trade tensions, a U.S. arms company is lobbying the federal government to highlight how “Canadian” it is.

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#cdnpoli #tariffs
U.S. arms company lobbying Ottawa to highlight its Canadian-ness amid trade tensions
L3Harris, a U.S. defence contractor oft-used by Ottawa, has spotlighted its Canadian operations in three recent lobbying communications 
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November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The federal government may have paid up to $80 million to compensate thousands of cancer victims who were exposed to Agent Orange — which was sprayed at a New Brunswick military base in the '60s.

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#cdnpoli #military
Canada compensated thousands of people for Agent Orange exposure, rejected thousands more
The Canadian government may have paid $80 million to people exposed to the herbicide and chemical weapon during testing in the 1960s
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Billions of dollars in federal contracts intended to support Indigenous businesses across Canada are being awarded to two dozen firms in Ottawa, leaving many regions out in the cold. Our reporter Patti Sonntag tells you more.

#cdnpoli #truthandreconciliation
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Just two weeks ago, we reported on a Vancouver crypto exchange’s record fine by Canada’s money laundering watchdog. Read our story to see why Canada is unlikely to ever see a dime.

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#cdnpoli #bcpoli #cryptocurrency #financialcrime
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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After years of endless searching for his biological father, a Facebook post finally connected Terry Chase of Penticton B.C., to a man who appeared to be his dad. But his search for closure is far from over.

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#bcpoli #truthandreconciliation #residentialschools
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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When the prime minister goes on a trip, his travel records are supposed to become public. But those records don’t always tell the full story. Our reporter Patti Sonntag tells you more.

#cdnpoli #Trudeau
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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This Saturday, the IJF took home the RTDNA Canada award for overall digital excellence. It’s our third award win for Open By Default, the IJF’s database of internal government records.

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#RTDNACanada #independentjournalism
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Billions of dollars in federal contracts intended to support Indigenous businesses across Canada are being awarded to two dozen firms in Ottawa, leaving many regions out in the cold.

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#ottawa #truthandreconciliation #cdnpoli
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Canada’s Mushroom Growers Association has been actively lobbying in Ottawa for the reinstatement of a worker immigration program.

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#cdnpoli #ottawa
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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IBM Canada is under scrutiny yet again as IT complaints and inquiries about the tech giant’s public-sector work pile up.

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#cdnpoli #technology
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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An ex-executive at B.C.’s oil and gas regulator is now lobbying his former employer on behalf of a major pipeline company.

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#bcpoli #oilandgas #cdnpoli
Ex-executive at B.C.’s energy regulator now lobbying for oil and gas company
James O’Hanley registered as a lobbyist last month to advocate for the interests of the Pembina Pipeline Corporation
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October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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An Ontario-based lawyer has been appointed the newest member to the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board just two weeks after donating $2,000 to the provincial Progressive Conservative Party.

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Police services board member appointed 2 weeks after making donation to Ford PCs
Appointees to Sault Ste. Marie and York police oversight boards donated to the provincial Progressive Conservatives
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Privately-run charter schools have been lobbying the Alberta government for more support and funding as tens of thousands of teachers went on strike for three weeks.

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#abpoli #teacherstrike #education
As Alberta orders public school teachers back to work, charter schools seek provincial support
Privately run schools lobbied the province as it was locked in negotiations with the teachers' union
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October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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For three decades, his community has had no clean drinking water. Chief Gary Quisess says things have to change. Our reporter Ninah Hermiston tells you more.

#truthandreconciliation #cdnpoli
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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With Game 6 of the World Series headed back to Toronto, the demand for tickets to Rogers Centre is at an all-time high. So are prices. Can anything be done to curb ticket scalping?

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#bluejays #lobbying #cdnpoli
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Canada’s financial watchdog is saying women are increasingly acting as the “soft introduction” to hate movements and as central figures in fundraising for extremist networks. We obtained a new report.

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October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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When the prime minister goes on a trip, his travel records are supposed to become public. But those records don’t always tell the full story. Check out what we found.

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#Trudeau #cdnpoli
October 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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For three decades, his community has had no clean drinking water. Read our interview with Chief Gary Quisess, who says things have to change.

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#truthandreconciliation #cdnpoli
October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Canada’s spy agency now shares intel with corporations — thanks to a push from one of the country’s biggest oil and gas firms. Our reporter Zak Vescera explains.

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October 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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As Ottawa rolls out billions in major projects, most smaller Canadian firms remain shut out of federal contracting. The numbers tell the story.

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Federal contracting sidelines smaller businesses, watchdog warns
Ottawa contracting practices still challenging for smaller businesses, records show
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October 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM