Carly Penrose

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Former Calgary-area MP who vacated seat for Poilievre registers to lobby for coal company in Alberta

Former Calgary-area MP who vacated seat for Poilievre registers to lobby for coal company in Alberta

Damien Kurek, who vacated his seat as an MP so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run in his place, has registered to lobby the Alberta government on behalf of a B.C.-based coal company. Kurek was elected to a third term as an MP for Calgary-area riding Battle River—Crowfoot in a landslide victory on election night in April. But he agreed...

Ottawa fundraising event draws dozens of lobbyists — despite Liberal promises

Ottawa fundraising event draws dozens of lobbyists — despite Liberal promises

On a drizzly Monday evening in June, more than 800 Liberal Party donors mingled with 14 cabinet ministers, eight secretaries of state and the prime minister at the Canadian War Museum, enjoying hors d'oeuvres and views of the Ottawa River. The annual Laurier Club Summer Reception and Garden Party is an exclusive event for Liberal supporters who donate the legal...

Nine companies Carney had disclosed investments in have lobbied his office

Nine companies Carney had disclosed investments in have lobbied his office

THIS STORY Nine companies in which Mark Carney had reported financial interests have lobbied his office since he became prime minister in March. On Friday, a list of Carney’s former financial interests was published by the Conflict of Interest Commissioner. The list shows Carney disclosed investments in 567 entities to the commissioner, though those were held in an investment account...

Meet the groups spending the most on social media ads attacking the carbon tax

Meet the groups spending the most on social media ads attacking the carbon tax

‘Axe the tax’ campaign supported by former Sask. minister, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers head. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the next election will be the "carbon tax election," but his campaign isn't the only one calling for an end to Canada's carbon pricing policy. The Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF) analyzed social media advertising over the last year to see...