Mayor Brian Bowman's inner circle has approved a voluntary registry that would ask lobbyists to sign it within 10 days of meeting with a city official. The city has no power to force lobbyists to sign the registry or to penalize those who do not. Former city councillor George Fraser appeared before the executive policy committee to advise the mayor to hold off on a voluntary registry he described as "busywork." Winnipeg's integrity commissioner, Sherri Walsh, will be responsible for managing the registry. The executive policy committee motion calls on Walsh to ask the province to make legislative changes to allow the city to make its lobbyist registry mandatory.

Source: CBC News April 19, 2017 15:11 UTC