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

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

Most lobbyists who attended the fundraisers were registered to lobby the federal department whose minister was a special guest at the event

  • Roberto Rocha

    Roberto Rocha

    Roberto is an award-winning journalist who specializes in computational methods for investigations. Before joining the IJF, he was a data journalist at CBC News and the Montreal Gazette.

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    Roberto Rocha

Roberto Rocha

4 January, 2023 • 6 min read
Liberals quietly allow lobbyists to attend cash-for-access fundraisers despite pledging to stop
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses major Liberal donors at a Laurier Club dinner in Toronto in 2017. Although the Liberals discourage lobbyists from attending fundraisers, the rules don’t apply to Laurier Club events. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

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Justin Trudeau selling record number of  weapons to authoritarian countries

Justin Trudeau selling record number of weapons to authoritarian countries

Trudeau exports an average of $1.3 billion annually compared to Stephen Harper’s $161 million

  • Kate Schneider
    Kate Schneider
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Meet the lobbyists with the most access to Justin Trudeau’s cabinet

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