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<url><loc>https://crdwatch.ca/2026/04/03/content-from-bc-ministry-of-housing-and-municipal-affairs-foi-deemed-a-refusal-by-the-oipc-reveals-that-in-may-2021-the-bc-government-invited-udi-lobbyists-for-confidential-consultations-about-publ/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>CRD Watch Homepage  </news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-04T06:58:04+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Content from BC Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs FOI, deemed a refusal by the OIPC, reveals that in May 2021, the BC government invited UDI lobbyists for confidential consultations about public hearings (reducing them) and delegating some local government decision-making from elected officials to staff.</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>