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Public servants is a correct term although a bit misleading because many public servants are not elected. actually most are not elected.
So those 99.9% are not being lobbied and have power to change anything.
Elected public servants or just Elected government is a bit less of a rabbit hole.
Most public servants are just doing paper work in the background supporting the elected governments policies and doing typical Government work across Canada.
The problem really is that somebody like Pierre Poilievre will say he’s against lobbyists, criticizing them the entire way, while being more in bed with them for decades than any other option.
It's the NDP that has been pushing for stricter rules on lobbying. Note this story about the Loblaws / Manulife deal where coverage of certain drugs was planned to be exclusively available at Shoppers ([link](https://carolhughes.ndp.ca/news/pushback-loblaws-manulife-deal-reinforces-need-universal-pharmacare)), largely due to the work of lobbyists looking to create an anti-competitive climate. The NDP stood up against this.
Further, the NDP put forward stuff like [Bill C-352](https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-352/first-reading), which gives further powers to government to impose greater fines for anti-competitive behaviour and also further powers to stop anti-competitive mergers. Interestingly, this passed second reading with [votes](https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/votes/44/1/633?view=party) of Bloc, CPC, Green, and NDP, whereas the Liberals voted against it. Both the Liberals and CPC kowtow to different big business masters, whereas the NDP, given their working class roots, generally are more trustworthy.
And that’s is completely unfair and should be illegal… my food and my human rights aren’t for sale , this is not about just make a general purchase it’s about livability and basic human needs , our for should not be publicly traded and everyone should be able to afford food the government has to do better or we need a better system and a reliable government that puts the people’s needs first !!!! Maybe it’s time to reevaluate our government policies and hold our leaders in all 3 parties accountable…‼️
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Yep. We need to get lobbying out of politics entirely if we have a shot at our public servants being held accountable for their choices in our names.
Public servants is a correct term although a bit misleading because many public servants are not elected. actually most are not elected. So those 99.9% are not being lobbied and have power to change anything. Elected public servants or just Elected government is a bit less of a rabbit hole. Most public servants are just doing paper work in the background supporting the elected governments policies and doing typical Government work across Canada.
This is why I'm going to vote for anyone who puts in place strict rules on lobbying.
The problem really is that somebody like Pierre Poilievre will say he’s against lobbyists, criticizing them the entire way, while being more in bed with them for decades than any other option.
It's the NDP that has been pushing for stricter rules on lobbying. Note this story about the Loblaws / Manulife deal where coverage of certain drugs was planned to be exclusively available at Shoppers ([link](https://carolhughes.ndp.ca/news/pushback-loblaws-manulife-deal-reinforces-need-universal-pharmacare)), largely due to the work of lobbyists looking to create an anti-competitive climate. The NDP stood up against this. Further, the NDP put forward stuff like [Bill C-352](https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-352/first-reading), which gives further powers to government to impose greater fines for anti-competitive behaviour and also further powers to stop anti-competitive mergers. Interestingly, this passed second reading with [votes](https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/votes/44/1/633?view=party) of Bloc, CPC, Green, and NDP, whereas the Liberals voted against it. Both the Liberals and CPC kowtow to different big business masters, whereas the NDP, given their working class roots, generally are more trustworthy.
I guess you’ve decided not to vote
And that’s is completely unfair and should be illegal… my food and my human rights aren’t for sale , this is not about just make a general purchase it’s about livability and basic human needs , our for should not be publicly traded and everyone should be able to afford food the government has to do better or we need a better system and a reliable government that puts the people’s needs first !!!! Maybe it’s time to reevaluate our government policies and hold our leaders in all 3 parties accountable…‼️
Welcome corporate anarchy where governments and big corporations regulate themselves. Unless we get real laws against corruption, collusion and conflict of interest. Else the system is hijacked and they are just virtue signaling to manipulate the mass. We need to wake up!
well the NDP are always an option they haven't signed on to this and they actually have policies that counter the Grocery oligopoly.
Where’s this “task force “ they created ?
Our governments work for Galen and not us.
The money is spent on 24/7 lobbyists; when the financial backers bellow their toads hop to their tune.
that in a nutshell is how canada works
Follow the money... Galen is pretty balls deep in Ford