{
  "generated": "2026-04-07",
  "title": "PMO Lobbying Analysis — 20,383 Contacts to the PM Office",
  "total_pmo_contacts": 20383,
  "unique_staff_lobbied": 1420,
  "pm_personally": 440,
  "top_pmo_staff": [
    {
      "name": "Ben Chin",
      "title": "Senior Advisor",
      "contacts": 965
    },
    {
      "name": "Sean Speer",
      "title": "Policy Advisor",
      "contacts": 530
    },
    {
      "name": "Tony Maas",
      "title": "Deputy Director",
      "contacts": 482
    },
    {
      "name": "Brian Clow",
      "title": "Deputy Chief of Staff",
      "contacts": 454
    },
    {
      "name": "Bud Sambasivam",
      "title": "Director of Policy",
      "contacts": 450
    },
    {
      "name": "Justin Trudeau",
      "title": "Prime Minister",
      "contacts": 440
    },
    {
      "name": "Mathieu Bouchard",
      "title": "Senior Advisor",
      "contacts": 374
    },
    {
      "name": "Dominic Cormier",
      "title": "Senior Policy Advisor",
      "contacts": 349
    },
    {
      "name": "Oz Jungic",
      "title": "Policy Advisor",
      "contacts": 340
    },
    {
      "name": "Jason Easton",
      "title": "Strategic Advisor",
      "contacts": 253
    }
  ],
  "who_lobbies_pmo_most": [
    {
      "org": "Federation of Canadian Municipalities",
      "contacts": 211
    },
    {
      "org": "CIJA",
      "contacts": 133
    },
    {
      "org": "Alliance of Manufacturers (CME)",
      "contacts": 126
    },
    {
      "org": "Bombardier Inc.",
      "contacts": 121
    },
    {
      "org": "Business Council of Canada",
      "contacts": 115
    },
    {
      "org": "Dairy Farmers of Canada",
      "contacts": 111
    },
    {
      "org": "TransCanada Pipelines",
      "contacts": 110
    },
    {
      "org": "General Motors Canada",
      "contacts": 110
    },
    {
      "org": "Mining Association of Canada",
      "contacts": 106
    },
    {
      "org": "Google Canada",
      "contacts": 86
    }
  ],
  "cija_pmo_detail": {
    "total": 133,
    "trudeau_personally": 15,
    "note": "CIJA is the 4th most active organization lobbying the PMO. They contacted PM Trudeau personally 15 times.",
    "marci_surkes": {
      "name": "Marci Surkes",
      "title": "Executive Director, Policy and Cabinet Affairs",
      "contacts": 27,
      "note": "Top CIJA target inside PMO"
    }
  },
  "pattern": "The PMO received 20,383 lobbying contacts — more than the entire Senate (18,378). A single unelected adviser (Ben Chin) received 965 contacts. CIJA is #4 lobbying the PMO with 133 contacts including PM Trudeau 15 times personally. These are unelected staff making policy decisions influenced by lobbyists."
}