Cannabis lobby to focus on packaging, provincial input

Consultants are pleased with new legislation tabled in the House, but say lobbying will ramp up. They hope the medical marijuana conversation won’t get lost.

Firefighter group pushes for changes in building codes, calls for more safety

The International Association of Firefighters said the code ‘inadvertently’ changed rules without enough evidence.

On Queen Street: PR partners launch new Ottawa-based firm

Canada Post looks for government relations director

Critics call for rewrite of ‘regressive’ Lyme Disease national framework

As Canada’s May deadline nears to create a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease, advocates are calling for drastic changes to a ‘status quo’ document.

Insurance groups align middle class, infrastructure interests with govt goals

At its 10th annual advocacy day, the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association met with more than 20 MPs

Key agriculture player heads to the Hill to talk environment

Fertilizer Canada members meet nearly 50 MPs Tuesday as part of lobby day

Former Harper comms director registers to lobby

Alcohol, hospitality industry baffled by excise tax, make moves to lobby govt

Spirits Canada, Canadian Vintners Association, Beer Canada, Restaurants Canada and others team up to tell MPs the tax increase on alcohol harms their industry

On Queen Street: Philpott’s senior staffer hired by health firm

Peter Cleary will be exempt from lobbying for a five-year period as he joins Santis Health on April 18

Industry rejects promotion, packaging changes to Tobacco Act

Big Tobacco and vaping groups argued for amendments to Bill S-5 before senate committee studying the matter this week