Convenience stores in Ontario start selling alcohol today, and grocery delivery app Instacart wants to ensure the beverages are accessible on its platforms. Dozens of ethnic media outlets say they are at risk of closing unless they get funding from the federal government. And TurboTax parent company Intuit wants to discuss federal policies that would make filing taxes easier for everyday Canadians. 

Those are just some of the insights from the IJF’s roundup of lobbying registrations at the federal level and in every province across Canada. Each week, the IJF publishes data from our four lobbying databases showing who wants laws changed and who is asking for government money. Think of it as your weekly dose of public policy news before it becomes news.