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Ontario’s ambulance response times have skyrocketed – and are still on the rise

Carly Penrose

Former health minister Christine Elliott quietly lobbying on behalf of a for-profit health company in Alberta

Kayla Zhu

Mining companies ramp up Ontario lobbying after new law gives minister “all the power”

Quebec teachers union wants paid leave for workers fleeing domestic violence

Evictions due to demolitions set to hit all-time high in Toronto, data shows

International SOS pitches Global Affairs on its evacuation services as hundreds of Canadians remain trapped in Gaza

Muslims in Canadian prisons hit all-time high amid rising concerns about Islamophobia

Airbnb hires Liberal insider to lobby as Chrystia Freeland explores short-term rental crackdown

Real estate developers launch lobbying push for more money from Doug Ford to fast-track building

Air traffic controllers lobbying Ottawa for more staff following series of near collisions

Revealed: the Ontario MPPs who miss the most votes at Queen's Park

Billionaire Frank Stronach lobbying Ontario to allow his three-wheeled electric vehicle on roads

Roberto Rocha

Americans dominate foreign lobbying of Canadian politicians

'Exploitative' international student recruitment company lobbying for inclusion in new visa program

Ford under fire as opposition condemns ‘political meddling’ in tribunal appointments process

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Doug Ford’s ‘independent’ tribunals: Exclusive data analysis reveals premier appoints Conservative insiders

Métis nations lobbying for self-government law following First Nations opposition

Why do government IT contracts have such huge cost overruns?

Ontario landlords and developers lobby en masse following Greenbelt fallout

‘People can't afford to live here anymore’: Small towns also feeling housing crunch from Airbnb

Income inequality creates divisions in many of Canada’s biggest cities, new analysis finds

Vancouver-area communities stand out with some of the widest income gaps in the country, analysis finds

Canmore has one of the widest gaps in Canada between high- and low-income residents, new ranking shows

Nurses lobbying Ontario and Saskatchewan governments to support national pharmacare

Gambling suppliers lobbying bill that gives First Nations ‘exclusive authority’ over reserve gaming

Public largely unconvinced Mounties treat minorities fairly, internal RCMP report reveals

Billy Bishop airport lobbying to keep its land lease as groups call for more green space

Number of Toronto cops accused of not doing their jobs doubled in two years

Imperial Oil reporting 'challenges' after being ordered to reduce toxic emissions

Liberal 'cash-for-access' events may have allowed prospective superior court applicants to meet with top cabinet ministers

High-level judges may have paid to meet Trudeau before their appointments

Ducks Unlimited wants new law to protect wetlands threatened by housing development

Former foreign affairs minister John Baird lobbying Doug Ford for electric battery company

Christopher Nardi

Exclusive: Canada's judicial watchdog to probe apparent political donations by judges

Hannah Carty

Lobby Roundup: Developers lobbying for expedited processes as Ontario auditor general slams Ford over Greenbelt

Opposition blasts Liberals for 'political' appointments of judges that rewards party donors

Trudeau’s law society: Exclusive data analysis reveals Liberals appoint judges who are party donors

The richest 100 charitable foundations hold more wealth than 5,800 others

Lobby Roundup: Pokémon lobbying for greater protection of Canadian children’s data despite collecting it

Lobby Roundup: Developer with ties to Doug Ford lobbying to build housing near Highway 413

Doug Ford only held pricey fundraisers in past year despite claims of low-cost events

Ottawa spending record amounts outsourcing access to information requests

Lobby Roundup: Boeing wants to change Doug Ford’s mind in multi-billion dollar military contract fight

Lobby Roundup: Canadian bitcoin industry lobbying for tax credits after regulatory crackdown

Ottawa spending on consultants hits all-time high despite years of controversy and promises to stop

Lobby Roundup: Loblaws started lobbying on grocery competition right before Competition Bureau said prices are too high

Lynx Air is the latest airline to ask for federal money in turbulent times

Bill to allow repair of digital devices is confusing and problematic, both sides say

Lobby Roundup: Prominent gun control group lobbying to strengthen federal gun laws

Record number of complaints against Toronto police tossed out for unclear reasons

Meet the IJF: UBC Data Science for Social Good Fellows

Lobby Roundup: Lyft looking to slow down Ontario’s implementation of a new minimum wage law

Bell, Telus and CN Rail lobbying against anti-scab legislation promised by Liberals

Lobby Roundup: Restaurant lobbyists ask Doug Ford for help to pay their workers minimum wage

Nearly 40 per cent of student visa applications from India rejected for vague reasons

Lobby Roundup: Constables lobbying to water down law making it easier to suspend police without pay

Meet the IJF: News Applications Developer Lindsay Katz

Coca-Cola and the NHL fighting bill that would ban junk food ads for children

Lobby Roundup: Flair Airlines asking for government money to compete with Air Canada and WestJet

Trudeau Foundation spent less than required on charities through most of its existence, tax records suggest

Lobby Roundup: AstraZeneca lobbying on drug pricing nationwide after Liberals backtrack on promise to cut pharmaceutical prices

Lobby Roundup: Leading pro-gun group stops lobbying in Ontario citing Doug Ford’s policies

Private health clinics lobbying Alberta government for more money ahead of May election

Lobby Roundup: Uber wants to talk with the federal government about testing self-driving cars

Rianna Lim

Thirty federal politicians each disclosed over $10,000 in oil and gas investments

Lobby Roundup: Koch Companies registers to lobby Danielle Smith ahead of Alberta election

TikTok lobbying Alberta, B.C., Manitoba and P.E.I. following government bans

Lobby Roundup: Canada Nickel Company wants money for mine producing key electric vehicle component

Half of Airbnbs in major Canadian cities appear to be operating without a licence

Lobby Roundup: Enbridge wants Justin Trudeau’s help to send Canadian energy to Europe

Doug Ford quietly increased funding to private hospitals run by his donors by 60 per cent

Martin Allen

Lobbying commissioner poised to weaken ethics rules despite years of government scandals

Opposition parties challenge Ford for promoting his private healthcare donors

Doug Ford’s donors keep benefitting from his private healthcare push

The richest 10 per cent of federal candidates now get more donations than all others combined

African students over five times more likely to be denied visas than Europeans

Police are seizing a record number of firearms within Canada and at the border

Lobbying has more than doubled under Justin Trudeau

National Defence dominates revolving door between government and lobbyists

Big Oil lobbyists outgun environmentalists with access to the most powerful federal ministries

Government requests for Canadians’ Google data have jumped ten-fold in past five years

Lobby groups attended Liberal fundraisers while seeking to influence the government

Michael Wong

Donors in Wellington–Halton Hills contributed $1.4 million to political parties over five years, new analysis finds

Donors in Timmins–James Bay contributed $303,000 to political parties over five years, new analysis finds

Record number of permanent residents accepted amid push to bring more immigrants to Canada

Donations from affluent urban ridings grease the wheels of politics, new analysis suggests

Vancouver is a hot spot for political donations, new analysis suggests

Toronto is a hot spot for political donations, new analysis suggests

Opposition parties slam Liberals for continuing to allow lobbyists at fundraisers

How Big Oil’s most powerful lobby group works the backrooms on Parliament Hill

Opposition parties condemn Trudeau for military exports to authoritarian regimes

Oil giants lobbying the federal government got $2.6 billion in taxpayer dollars over the past 11 years

Justin Trudeau selling record number of  weapons to authoritarian countries

Liberals quietly allow lobbyists to attend cash-for-access fundraisers despite pledging to stop

Unions, farmers and oil firms: who lobbies cabinet members the most

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Ontario’s ambulance response times have skyrocketed – and are still on the rise

Former health minister Christine Elliott quietly lobbying on behalf of a for-profit health company in Alberta

Mining companies ramp up Ontario lobbying after new law gives minister “all the power”