Watchdog Asks Whether RCMP Brass Shielded Lobbyists in Ottawa’s Influence Scandals

From ArriveCAN to SNC-Lavalin, new scrutiny of Ottawa’s regulators raises questions about whether the RCMP and federal oversight bodies have become politically neutered.

OTTAWA — Canada’s federal lobbying commissioner and the RCMP are under new scrutiny from a national transparency watchdog demanding to know whether the lobbying regulator has concealed rulings in nin…