A former senior adviser to former prime minister Stephen Harper has been found guilty of illegal lobbying. Bruce Carson was found guilty Friday of three counts under the Lobbying Act. RelatedCarson, who had left his role as a senior adviser in the PMO in February 2009, was under a five-year prohibition from lobbying public office holders at the time. A sentencing hearing has been set for Oct. 18. Last November, Carson was found not guilty of influence peddling in relation to attempts to persuade government officials to buy water filtration systems being sold by a company that employed his former escort girlfriend.

Source: National Post September 16, 2016 21:45 UTC