So this is a system that relies on lobbyists not daring to falsify internal records that no one can dispute?
I don't think one dinner would be enough to change my vote on anything unless you've got one hell of an argument. If MPs were that cheap, I think their constituents would gladly buy them a meal.
It's the money.
Maybe You’re a Lobbyist After All: Strict New Federal Guidance Released
This above is the article’s title.
Why imply that Canada is a corrupt country by making up the title, OP?
Because lobbying is just legalized bribery. And any country that allows it, is corrupt.
Not really.
Lawmakers in a democracy can't possibly be experts on all the fields they make laws about. Without any lobbyists at all, they wouldn't know what kinds of laws any organizations (whether for-profit or not) would like to see passed. This would likely cause worse laws to be passed.
Ultimately lobbying is just (parts of) the population attempting to influence what happens in politics, which is what is supposed to happen in a democracy.
In some cases what you say may be true, but not in all.
You’re thinking of an advisor. You pay an advisor, you get paid by a lobbyist.
Ultimately lobbying is just (parts of) the population attempting to influence what happens in politics, which is what is supposed to happen in a democracy.
No it fucking isn't! Lobbying is people getting paid to attempt to influence what happens in politics, which is what makes it corrupt.
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