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W. Scott Thurlow, a lawyer, was called to the bar of Ontario in 2003. He currently serves as counsel on legislation, regulatory matters and policies pertaining to chemicals management, climate change, elections law, government ethics and lobbying rules.

Thurlow has represented both candidates, elected officials and registrants under the lobbying act in their dealings with officers of Parliament. Thurlow has also represented candidates in the Ontario courts, and has served as legal counsel to dozens of election campaigns.

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Constitutional freedoms and the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct

A person who is not being paid to lobby is not a lobbyist. Those who choose to take time out of their busy days without remuneration are practising what constitutional scholars like to call freedom of expression or freedom of assembly.
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Opinion, Politics | January 25th 2023

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