Posted: Jun 22, 2021 4:29 PM ET | Last Updated: June 22
Coun. Jan Harder, who represents the Barrhaven ward, has spent the past seven years as chair of the planning commitee.(Idil Mussa/CBC)
An expert on lobbying rules says he has never heard of someone lobbying the government while also working for a government official, a situation that came to light in a damning report on Ottawa city councillor Jan Harder.
On Friday, Ottawa's integrity commissioner Robert Marleau released his 101-page report into Harder's relationship with the Stirling Group, including registered lobbyist Jack Stirling — whom Harder considers a friend and mentor — and his daughter Alison Clarke.