Lobbyist Commissioner Finds Current Rules Outdated and Insufficient

He considered it appropriate to proceed with a reform and noted that the responsible minister, Jean-François Roberge, seemed open.

QUEBEC — The current rules on lobbyism are outdated and insufficient in terms of transparency, according to the Lobbyist Commissioner, who calls for reform. "I am getting to the end of what I am able to do with the registry (of lobbyists) in improvement, in transparency," said Commissioner Jean-François Routhier, in an interview with La Presse Canadienne. "He calls for reform because the time is right in his opinion and the minister responsible,…