Just two days after the Liberals won the federal election, executives from companies linked to the new prime minister’s former employer, Brookfield Asset Management, began asking for his help.
On April 30, two oil and gas companies owned by Brookfield joined 36 others in signing an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. The group urged him to speed up resource development by easing regulations and fast-tracking approvals.
For Brandon Anderson, the CEO of the Brookfield-controlled natural gas company NorthRiver Midstream Inc., it was a first, according to federal records. In more than 14 years of overseeing and contributing to lobbying efforts, he had never before contacted a prime minister directly.
