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Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps’ firm sues for share of $2 billion federal contract

BTNX says if Copps' firm lobbied on its behalf, "then it did so by illegal means"

Patti Sonntag
Patti Sonntag

2 Jul 2025 • 6 min read

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An illustration showing Sheila Copps with floating images of tests labelled "Lobbying Test"
Was Sheila Copps promised payment to lobby for a company that supplied rapid tests during the pandemic? That's one of the issues in an Ontario lawsuit. (Illustration by Sydney Dawson/IJF)

Patti Sonntag
Patti Sonntag

Patti Sonntag is a Parliament Hill investigative journalist specializing in data-driven and collaborative reporting. Investigations she has led or conducted independently have received more than 30 honours.

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