The Federal Lobbying System
The Federal Lobbying System

Author: Nancy Holmes

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 15

ISBN-13:

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The term "lobbying" refers generally to any effort to communicate with legislators or other public officials against or in favour of a specific cause. Lobbying at the federal level was first governed by the Lobbyists Registration Act. It came into force in 1989 and established a registration system intended to foster the public's right to know and to be informed regarding who was trying to influence government policy in Canada. In 2008, following substantive amendments brought about by the Federal Accountability Act in 2006, the Act was renamed the Lobbying Act because the Act now seeks to regulate the activities of lobbyists rather than simply monitor them by means of a registration system. Currently, more than 5,000 lobbyists are registered to lobby federal public offices. In March 2011, prior to dissolution of the 40th Parliament, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics began the five-year mandated review of the Lobbying Act. As well, the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct, which came into force in March 1997, sets out ethical standards for lobbyists to follow in order to maintain public confidence in the "integrity, objectivity and impartiality of government decision-making." As such, it complements the disclosure and registration requirements of the Lobbying Act. Lobbyists are required to comply with the Code. This paper provides a review of the legislative history of the Lobbying Act and outlines how the Act and the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct operate in practice. It also considers the issues raised thus far in the course of the Act's 2011 statutory review.

The Lobbying Manual
The Lobbying Manual

Author: William V. Luneburg

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 948

ISBN-13: 9781604424645

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This ABA bestseller provides detailed guidance for compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act. It gives practical examples of how to be compliant, and covers all of the major federal statutes and regulations that govern the practice of federal lobbying. The book offers invaluable descriptions of the legislative and executive branch decision-making processes that lobbyists seek to influence, the constraints that apply to lobbyist participation in political campaigns, grassroots lobbying, ethics issues, and more.

The Lobbying Manual
The Lobbying Manual

Author: Rebecca H. Gordon

Publisher:

Published: 2017-02-01

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 9781634254540

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This updated Fifth Edition of the ABA bestseller provides detailed guidance for compliance with the federal lobbying laws. It provides practical examples of how to be compliant, and covers all of the major federal statutes and regulations that govern the practice of federal lobbying. The book offers invaluable descriptions of the legislative and executive branch decision-making processes that lobbyists seek to influence, the constraints that apply to lobbyist participation in political campaigns, the techniques of grassroots lobbying, the professional norms of appropriate behavior that apply to lobbyists, and much more.

Governments as Interest Groups
Governments as Interest Groups

Author: Anne M. Cammisa

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1995-11-20

Total Pages: 184

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State and local governments emerged as important interest groups in the 1960s, as that decade witnessed a rapid expansion of federal social programs administered at the state and local levels. The 1970s and 1980s were distinguished by attempts to give states and localities more responsibility over such programs. The present day is marked by an even more purposeful return of responsibility and policymaking to state and local governments, both because of severe deficits at the federal level and an ideological shift toward federalism. This work examines the impact state and local governments have had and can have on the federal government, asserting that they can be important factors in the creation of policy. The author looks at the intergovernmental lobbying tactics—successful and unsuccessful—of five states and local lobbying groups: the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Association of Counties, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the National Governor's Association. Her study will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers at the local, state, and federal government levels.