Ontario’s former health minister is trying to sell Alberta on an app that offers translation services in medical settings while her lobbying in Ontario is criticized by opposition MPPs. An identification technology company wants a contract to streamline security checks in airports using face, finger and eye scans. And Canadian bankers want in on the Alberta government’s plan to expand halal mortgages for Muslim homebuyers.   

Those are just some of the insights from the IJF’s roundup of lobbying registrations at the federal level and in every province across Canada. Each week, the IJF publishes data from our four lobbying databases showing who wants laws changed and who is asking for government money. Think of it as your weekly dose of public policy news before it becomes news.