Tory MP Rajotte, Don Cherry investigated in illegal lobbying scandal

The Nov. 7 activities of Jacqueline Shan, president of CV Technologies, Inc., and loud mouth Don Cherry, spokesman for COLD-fX, are now under the microscope of Karen Shepherd, director of investigations for the federal Registrar of Lobbyists.

The Registrar of Lobbyists is reviewing the activities and assembling evidence in order to determine whether to launch a formal investigation.

If the office finds "reasonable grounds" to believe federal lobbying rules were breached, the registrar can turn the matter over to the RCMP for a full investigation.

The Lobbyists Registration Act says individuals who work for corporations and communicate with public office holders on behalf of the employer should be registered as lobbyists.

During the election campaign Steve said he was gonna crackdown on illegal lobbying activities by:

• Give the Registrar of Lobbyists the mandate and resources to investigate violations.
• Extend to ten years the period during which violations can be investigated and prosecuted.

Well, I wonder if this investigation will be enough to make John Reynolds...