Lobbying Registration

According to several news outlets, there has been a deluge of activity as various aspirant Senators seek to be appointed to higher office.

As an FYI -

5. (1) An individual shall file
with the Commissioner, in the prescribed form and manner, a return setting out
the information referred to in subsection (2), if the individual, for payment,
on behalf of any person or organization (in this section referred to as the
“client”), undertakes to

(a) communicate with a public office holder in respect of

(v) the awarding of any grant, contribution or other financial benefit by
or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada,

Just so we are clear - if your boss tells you to call your public office holder to see if he/she could be a Senator...

What a clown show.