Former Ambassador MacNaughton Did Not Violate Lobbying Act: Commissioner

Former Ambassador MacNaughton Did Not Violate Lobbying Act: Commissioner
Canada's former ambassador to the United States David MacNaughton attends a business luncheon in Montreal on November 16, 2016. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Canada’s former ambassador to the United States has been cleared of illegally lobbying federal government officials.

Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Belanger says David MacNaughton did not violate the Lobbying Act last year when he had dozens of communications with senior officials about government policy and its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.