OTTAWA – Sheila Copps said she did not lobby during the COVID-19 pandemic for providers of personal-protection equipment.

“I did check with the lobbying office and because I’m not being paid to lobby, I’m not a lobbyist,” the former Liberal deputy prime minister told National Post in April 2021.

“I’m a salesman,” she said. “I have a company with two other people.”

Former deputy PM Copps said she had permission not to register as lobbyist with the Trudeau government. One offer was flagged as suspicious.{ai:summary}<p>Former Liberal deputy prime minister Sheila Copps clarified that she did not engage in lobbying during the COVID-19 pandemic for personal-protection equipment providers. She stated that since she was not being paid to lobby, she does not consider herself a lobbyist, but rather a salesman with a business. </p><p>#politics</p>

Former Liberal minister worked government contacts to ply COVID contracts without registering as lobbyist

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