More Than a Dozen People Have Broken Lobbying Act Without Being Charged: Commissioner

Nancy Belanger, Commissioner of Lobbying waits to appear at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee, in Ottawa, June 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Over a dozen individuals have broken the Lobbying Act but have not been publicly named or charged, the lobbying commissioner told the House of Commons ethics committee.

While there are around 7,000 registered lobbyists in Ottawa, only four have been convicted or pleaded guilty to breaching the act in the last 38 years, Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger told the committee on May 7. She said more cases were referred to the RCMP but never made public.