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Three provincial elections, three sets of donation rules: how your province compares to the rest of Canada

Experts say more can be done to prevent the risk of big money influence in elections

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Indigenous population of incarcerated women still rising despite calls to action

At least 72.3 per cent of Edmonton Institution for Women’s population identifies as Indigenous, the IJF has found.

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Apple wants to talk technology in health care as Alberta reorganizes its public system

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

Big Pharma firms lead B.C.’s top 10 list of public contract winners, thanks to pricey cancer drugs

AstraZeneca is the province’s number 1 supplier, with $1.3B in awards over last decade

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Saskatchewan consumer watchdog investigating local company selling luxury vacation condos

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B.C. attorney general says it’s time to tighten laws on anonymous lobbying campaigns

Niki Sharma says re-elected government would introduce new rules on ‘grassroots’ campaigns after IJF and CBC Vancouver investigation

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RCMP’s proposed AI surveillance system for holding cells called ‘dehumanizing’ and ‘intrusive’ by experts

RCMP claims tool would make prisoners safer after series of in-custody deaths

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Tenders and awards from BC and the federal government.

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Several Alberta charter school lobbyists have ties to UCP government

Province recently announced funding to build more charter and independent schools

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Franchisees feeling the squeeze after federal crackdown on temporary foreign workers

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

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Federal government believed Lululemon deal was unlikely to attract controversy, document reveals

Company received exemption allowing it to hire temporary foreign workers without first offering those jobs to Canadians

Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher is shown in a close up photo.

As Alberta politicians spar over political donation rules, watchdog warns against ‘legalized bribery’

Alberta has reinstated a controversial law that allows corporate and union donations in municipal politics

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Influential Canadian PR firm linked to more online campaigns with hazy origins

Lack of disclosure raises concerns about conflicts of interest and misinformation

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Elon Musk’s X lobbying about an Ontario bill to regulate the collection of minors’ information online

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

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