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Who has the ear of B.C.’s political leaders? The IJF breaks down lobbying by former public officials

Both David Eby and John Rustad have been lobbied by former public office-holders who served under their governments

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

17 Oct 2024 • 5 min read

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David Eby and John Rustad are shown from the shoulders up, sitting next to each other at an event.
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad, right, and B.C. NDP Leader David Eby, front left, listen during a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event on Oct. 2, 2024. The board is one of several lobbying organizations that employs a former public office-holder to connect with the party leaders. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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