For MPs, very many things come down to getting re-elected by the constituents who voted to send them to Ottawa—even when it comes to being lobbied by businesses, organizations and government relations experts. No one knows this better than former MPs who are now in the GR business. It's why John Nunziata takes the all-politics-are-local angle when he's lobbying MPs, government backbenchers, and the federal government.
"Let's...
Source: The Hill Times
The federal government's massive strategic review process should be reviewed by Parliament, says Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page.
Mr. Page said it's important for Parliamentarians to know what federal departments are up to and that there is a "huge opportunity" going forward to involve Parliamentarians in the process in order to de-politicize it by sharing the information with committees. In his opinion, he said, this would...
Source: The Hill Times
