A democratic watchdog organization is urging the federal lobbying commissioner to investigate a lobbying firm connected to a top Conservative adviser. The firm, Forecheck Strategies, has several interconnections with Jenni Byrne + Associates, which engages in lobbying in Ontario.
A democratic watchdog organization is calling for the federal lobbying commissioner to investigate a lobbying firm with ties to a top Conservative adviser, adding to a similar call already issued by NDP MPs last month.
' Andrew Kimber, president of Forecheck Strategies, also provided a statement to The Globe and Mail, which said, that given Byrne’s political work, they sought legal advice “in order to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest” with their federal work.
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