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Re: UBI - are you Aye or Nay?
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2022, 11:43:27 am »
We did a lot for lobbying by taking a lot of the money out of politics.

'Outlaw' in-camera discussion ?  I'm starting to warm to it.  How about facilitate public policy discussion but with representatives of stakeholders ?
Whatever you like, just so long as decision makers and stakeholders are unable to go off by themselves to hold exclusive discussions amongst themselves - not on public business.

Lobby all you like to your heart's contents but just not in secret.  Its an elegant simple solution really, it doesn't require changing the constitution or big sweeping changes to how we govern ourselves we'd only need to amend the Lobbying Act by adding the no in-camera principle.

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The Lobbying Act is based on four key principles.

1. Free and open access to government is an important matter of public interest.
2. Lobbying public office holders is a legitimate activity.
3. It is desirable that public office holders and the general public be able to know who is engaged in lobbying activities.
4. The system of registration of paid lobbyists should not impede free and open access to government.

The Act applies to individuals who are paid to lobby. People who lobby on a voluntary basis are not required to register.

https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/en/rules/the-lobbying-act/
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