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A sepia-toned black and white photo shows a residential school beside a chapel, with a dock leading into the water.

A survivor called this residential school ‘the worst place on Earth.’ Here’s what Mark Carney’s father wrote about it

Robert Carney appears several times in new IJF database, including reports on 2 northern schools

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‘Hypocrites’: NDP slams Conservatives for Brookfield investments

IJF analysis found Tory candidates disclosed investing in company they accused of dodging taxes

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Award-winning investigative reporter Patti Sonntag signs on to cover Ottawa for the IJF

Power, corruption and data drive veteran journalist’s work

This Week's

Lobbying Roundup

What is the lobbying roundup?

Each week, the IJF publishes 5 insights from our four lobbying databases showing who wants laws changed and who is asking for government money at the federal level and in every province across Canada. Think of it as your weekly dose of public policy news before it becomes news.

1. Major engineering firm wants ‘made-in-Canada’ nuclear power 2. Medication giant lobbied on drug exports amid tariff threats 3. GM Canada, facing tariffs, lobbying about auto trade 4. Google lobbying senator behind online age verification bill 5. Charity concerned about Ontario encampment clearing bill

A woman in a grey jacket and white shirt stands in front of a podium and gestures to the side.

Deputy Conservative leader invested in Brookfield while attacking Mark Carney for running the investment giant

At least seven Conservative MPs held stock in Liberal leader’s former company, IJF analysis finds

Parents and visitors rang the alarm about Elkhorn residential school for decades. Officials downplayed their concerns

Documents confirm students were underfed, dressed in filthy, ragged clothing and subjected to unhygienic conditions

A black and white photo shows about two dozen Indigenous children posing together inside a room in a residential school. Some of their faces are blurred because of movement.

Access denied: The fight to get inside a database of historic residential school records

‘The federal government is offloading work that it has already done and paid for,’ says researcher

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Tenders and awards from BC and the federal government.

A large green pipe connected to a trestle bridge pictured against a backdrop of boreal forest.

17 government inspectors, 170 companies and more than 9,000 potential infractions: inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector

Inspection notes offer a glimpse behind the scenes of government oversight of the fossil fuel industry — and the companies doing business in B.C.

A graphic says "2024 CAJ AWARDS FINALISTS" against a maroon-coloured background with white stars

IJF reporters finalists for Canadian Association of Journalists annual awards

Reporters Bethany Lindsay, Zak Vescera and Anusha Siddiqui recognized

A group of protestors march wearing signs that say "Amazon out of Quebec" in French as blue smoke floats through the air.

Amazon closed a warehouse in this MP's riding. He still owns their stock

IJF analysis finds 10 MPs report owning shares in American tech giant as more and more Canadians boycott the company

A composite image showing of Mark Carney (left), Pierre Poilievre (centre) and Jagmeet Singh (right)

As party leaders campaign on housing policies, developer lobbyists arrange meetings with multiple federal politicians

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

Clarence Pennier wears a blue coat with a dark-coloured lining underneath. He has short grey hair and glasses, and squints in the bright sun.

Death claimed the children: How historic documents could aid search for those lost to residential schools

School narratives in new IJF database among countless documents that may provide important information

B.C. quietly allowed an oil and gas giant to sidestep rules for more than 4,300 pipelines

B.C.’s energy regulator has the power to grant such exemptions — without notifying the public. Experts raise alarm about the process, saying the regulator is playing soft with fossil fuel companies

Lobbying Roundup

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