Former Liberal Minister Worked Government Contacts to Ply COVID Contracts without Registering as Lobbyist

Former Liberal minister worked government contacts to ply COVID contracts without registering as lobbyist

Former deputy PM Copps said she had permission not to register as lobbyist with the Trudeau government. One offer was flagged as suspicious.

Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps’ firm sues for share of $2 billion federal contract

Was Sheila Copps promised payment to lobby for a company that supplied rapid tests during the pandemic? That's one of the issues in an Ontario lawsuit. (Illustration by Sydney Dawson/IJF) A high-stakes lawsuit involving former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps turns on a long-running debate in Ottawa over whether she lobbied during the pandemic without registering — and whether, as a result, a federal contractor is off the hook for tens of mill…