The threatened trade war with the U.S. dominated Canada’s lobbying channels this week. From food processing to motorcycle manufacturing, companies registered to express concerns about the impacts 25 per cent tariffs would have on the Canadian economy before a last-minute phone call between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delayed the measures for a month. Meanwhile, in Alberta, a California manufacturer of drug-testing kits is pitching its products as one way to bolster security at Canada’s southern border and avoid the still-looming threat of U.S. economic penalties. And in Ontario, the company that owns the private spa being built at Ontario Place launched a lobbying push featuring three lobbyists with connections to provincial politics. 

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.