Guides to how Canadian policy gets made.
Short explainers on bills, lobbying registries and which level of government decides what.
Guides
Jurisdictions , 8 min read
Federal vs provincial vs municipal: where Canadian policy actually gets decided
In Canada, the level of government that decides a question is not a detail. It is the whole game. Lobbying the wrong order of government is the most common and most expensive mistake in public affairs.
GR & PR strategy , 6 min read
GR + PR: why public affairs teams need both
Government relations and public relations are not the same discipline, and the strongest public-affairs teams treat them as two halves of one strategy. Here is how they differ, and why they fail apart.
Legislative process , 7 min read
Tracking a bill from first reading to royal assent
Knowing the stages is one thing; following a live bill in real time is another. Here is a practical method for tracking a federal bill: what to watch at each stage, and what the signals mean.
Québec , 7 min read
What is Québec’s Carrefour Lobby
Québec runs its own lobbying registry, separate from the federal one and governed by its own law. Here is what Carrefour Lobby is, what it records, and why it matters to anyone working a Québec file.
Lobbying & registries , 8 min read
How to read the federal lobbying registry
Canada’s Registry of Lobbyists is public, searchable, and full of signal, if you know what a registration, a communication report, and a DPOH actually mean.
Legislative process , 9 min read
How a federal bill becomes law in Canada
Every federal bill travels the same route: three readings in each chamber, committee study, and royal assent. Here is the path, stage by stage, and where a bill can quietly die.
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Clarion watches Parliament, the provinces and city councils, with the news, policy and trends in between.