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Unions, farmers and oil firms: who lobbies cabinet members the most

Meet the lobbyists with the most access to Justin Trudeau’s cabinet

Roberto Rocha

4 Jan 2023 • 7 min read

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Bill Karsten, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, jokes with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offering him the FCM plan for the first 100 days in office. FCM is the lobby group that met the most with Liberal cabinet members. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)

Roberto Rocha

Roberto is an award-winning journalist who specializes in computational methods for investigations. Before joining the IJF, he was a data journalist at CBC News and the Montreal Gazette.

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