Ontario’s integrity commissioner says a former high staffer to Premier Doug Ford broke lobbying guidelines.
Amin Massoudi now runs Atlas Strategic Advisors, however beforehand served as Ford’s principal secretary till 2022.
Integrity Commissioner Cathryn Motherwell’s workplace posted a discover of non-compliance on its web site this week, saying Massoudi didn’t adjust to lobbying guidelines throughout a telephone name in 2023.
The discover says Massoudi didn’t register after lobbying a public workplace holder a couple of consumer request throughout a name.
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The integrity commissioner says Massoudi knowingly positioned the unidentified particular person in a possible battle of curiosity as a result of Massoudi had supplied the identical public workplace holder a ticket to a Toronto Raptors basketball recreation yesterday.
Massoudi says in an announcement that it pertains to a telephone name with a mid-level staffer in a minister’s workplace, and when a subject arose that Massoudi was not a registered lobbyist on, he says he instantly knowledgeable the workers member and stated a colleague would comply with up.
“At the time, I believed this to be the appropriate way to handle the situation,” Massoudi wrote.
“This experience has been an invaluable learning opportunity. I take compliance with all relevant legislation extremely seriously. Over the last two years, I have taken concrete steps to strengthen internal compliance protocols and ensure nothing like this happens again.”
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