Assignment Instructions/ Description
1. How many interest groups did Associations Canada list for 2018? And how many of those concerned: women, the environment, businesses and Indigenous issues?2. Can you provide an example of a specific issue or policy area in Canada where businesses do not wield more power or influence than another interest group? Describe the circumstances and reasons why the other interest group had greater influence in that situation.3. Select a current (2023) Canadian policy issue. Analyze the policy actors involved and their influence over the policy-making process by applying one of the following theoretical traditions: neo-pluralism, Marxist/political economy, or neo-institutionalism. Be sure to justify your choice of theory and explain how it helps to shed light on the dynamics of power and influence in this policy area.4. What are five insights from the section entitled 'The Ingredients of Interest Group Success' that you found interesting?5. What are three insights from the section entitled 'Strategies for Influence' that you found interesting and why? �PLEASE ADD REFERENCES�