Mining companies want Canada to double down on critical minerals, something experts say will be a key bargaining chip in the Canada-U.S. trade war. Medical technology companies are asking the Canadian government to exempt their devices from tariffs, arguing it could cause health care prices to skyrocket. And Ford Motors met with federal lawmakers to discuss Canada’s policies to protect computerized vehicles from cyberattacks.    

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.