Media

MEDIA COVERAGE

2016

• Influencing B.C. Winter 2016, Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists
• Influencing BC Volume 6 Issue 1 Spring 2016 – featuring articles by PAAC President John Capobianco & PAAC BC President Tamara Little
• The Globe & Mail – March 30, 2016 – Ontario Liberals face backlash over fundraising pressure tactics (PDF)
• The Lobby Monitor Article – February 25, 2016 – Merging Ethics, Lobbying offices needs study, says lobby czar, pitching other ideas to address “overlap” (pdf)

2015

• Hill Times Article – September 14, 2015 – Stephen Andrews (pdf)

PRESS RELEASES

2015

June 2, 2015 – The Public Affairs Association of Canada (PAAC) to Honour Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan at Annual Award of Distinction Luncheon

ARCHIVES – MEDIA

• The Hill Times, March 20: Lobbyists looking to give back with new pro bono advocacy organization
• The Globe and Mail, November 9, 2012 (pdf): letter to the editor re: lobbying and policy
• iPolitics: Ethics Commissioner Wants a Closer Look at the Party Circuit
• The Hill Times, May 23: Lobbying czar should be able to fine lobbyists: House Ethics Committee report
• Parliament Now, May 18, 2012 (pdf). John Capobianco, President of PAAC, is mentioned on page 10.
• Lobbyists Registration Act to Ensure Transparency, Fairness: Swan (pdf)
• The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists, 2012: The List in brief, The Hill Times Online, February 27, 2012
• Top Guns in Tory Movement Offer Differing Views on Fixing Lobbying Act (pdf) by Jennifer Ditchburn, Canadian Press, February 16, 2012

ARCHIVES – PRESS RELEASES

Accountability Act Could Hobble Charities And Small Interest Groups, Public Affairs Organization Fears
October 18, 2006
TORONTO – In a presentation to a Senate Committee, Elaine Flis, President of the Public Affairs Association of Canada (PAAC), warned that new and onerous rules on lobbying may not be affordable to smaller interests. The Act should spell out rules that apply equally to corporations, NGOs, charities and unions, but which will not have the effect of curtailing advocacy on behalf of the latter organizations, Flis told the Committee on Wednesday. Requirements which larger companies can afford and small organizations cannot unfairly punish the smaller.

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Public Affairs Industry Welcomes Accountability Laws, But Could Accountability Act Restrict Free-Flow Of Information?
April 11
TORONTO – Canada’s largest public affairs industry association is extending qualified support to the Harper government on the introduction of its Federal Accountability Act, while also extending a helpful hand to make the legislation better.

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2005

Yesterday at its Annual General Meeting, the Public Affairs Association of Canada (PAAC) adopted a comprehensive Statement of Ethical Principles.
October 27, 2005
TORONTO – “Public affairs, including lobbying, is an important part of the democratic process,” said Chris Benedetti, Past President of PAAC. “The majority of people who practice public affairs act in a professional and ethical manner. They help make policies better and build public awareness around important issues of the day. The Statement of Ethical Principles helps define what most practitioners already do, but it also provides a viable, identifiable guidepost.”

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