It Takes Two to Tango—Exempt Staff and the Lobbying Act

• Autores: Christina Vietinghoff
• Localización: Canadian parliamentary review, ISSN 0229-2548, Vol. 40, Nº. 4, 2017, págs. 19-23
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Canada’s federal Lobbying Act is focussed on the lobbyist rather than the lobbied. However, the lobbied can play an important role in contributing to a culture of compliance. Given lobbying rules focus on the lobbyists, the lobbied do not have a strong incentive to learn about lobbying regulations. Furthermore, training from the Commissioner of Lobbying’s office is not mandatory. Thus, it is expected that a knowledge gap on the Lobbying Act exists. A survey sent to ministerial Chiefs of Staff revealed such a knowledge gap – although factors like experience as a lobbyist have a positive correlation to knowledge of lobbying regulations. This gap is concerning and speaks to challenges with training in the unique context of the Hill.