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Craft brewers lobby for better access to stores as Ontario pulls American brands

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Sydney Dawson is the IJF’s new development co-ordinator

B.C. anthropology buff hopes to build support for this growing non-profit

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Cartels laundering drug sales though Canada's trade system, RCMP assessment says

Internal 2022 bulletin found Canada had ‘limited resources’ to stop trade-based money laundering.

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What we’ll be covering as Donald Trump threatens to annex Canada

We will continue to speak truth to power and expose hypocrisy, self-dealing and corruption

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Lockheed Martin wants Canada to change defence contracting rules as Trump threatens annexation

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One oil and gas site was ‘stinky,’ another was ‘gurgling.’ B.C. officials gave them a pass anyway

In over 1,000 instances, BC Energy Regulator inspectors identified apparent environmental infractions from oil and gas sites, giving them a passing grade anyway. Here are some of the things they said.

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Documents reveal over 1,000 potential infractions left unchecked by B.C.'s energy regulator

Thousands of records give inside look at provincial oversight of industry

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Why has it taken so long for Canada to get high-speed rail?

One expert chalks it up to analysis paralysis

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Just how much public money is flowing from Canada to Elon Musk?

IJF analysis shows hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and subsidies for Trump ally’s companies

Lobbying for Arctic submarine contract heats up as U.S. says Canada isn’t doing enough to defend the North

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

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Ontario PCs dominate fundraising from big donors, including lobbyists

Analysis shows donations over $1,000 make up bulk of money donated to Doug Ford’s party

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Bonnie Crombie: Ontario premier, opposition leader or historical footnote?

With Liberals clinging to life in Queen’s Park, Crombie hopes to turn around the party’s odds

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Billionaires line up to support Mark Carney in Liberal leadership race

Frontrunners Carney, Freeland both received large donations from ultra-wealthy Canadians

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