Lopsided lobbying? Regulatory opportunism and the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9782840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noah Fry (0000-0002-6922-7217, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-98 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/capa.12450 |
| OpenAlex | W4211144047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 78 |
This article traces the institutional trajectory of the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL). It is argued that political elites’ electoral prioritization, foremost demonstrated within the Lobbying Act , has undermined the OCL in its mission toward a balanced and transparent lobbying system. Politicians have demonstrated a form of regulatory opportunism in which change is filtered by electoral calculations. Gaps in the Commissioner’s authority, the registration floor, and the scope of communication reporting stand out as enabling features. The article’s findings suggest greater attention should be devoted to monitoring the minutiae of regulations and the gravity of electoral calculations in regulatory reform
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| Citation velocity | recent |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |