Chris Froggatt and Kory Teneycke lead firms that have each signed up over two dozen influential clients since the Progressive Conservatives took power in Ontario. Froggart’s firm Loyalist Public Affairs represents Canopy Growth, Sidewalk Labs and Pfizer. Teneycke’s Rubicon Strategy has Loblaw, IBM and the Ontario Medical Association. A spokesperson for Doug Ford said the premier is not aware of any breach of ethics rules by the two men, and would not allow them if he was. (Globe and Mail)

Talking point: The two men have direct access to the premier, and are trusted with everything from negotiating with MPs concerned with Ford’s actions to dealing with the fallout from issues like cuts to public health spending. Froggatt and Teneycke both say they provide political advice and never discuss client matters. However, their respective companies are taking away clients from other lobbying firms—which can charge monthly retainers of up to $20,000. The relative prominence of the two men has only grown in recent weeks following the departure of Ford’s chief of staff, Dean French. The three men called themselves a “three-legged stool” during the provincial election campaign.