Rubicon Strategy lobbyist Patrick Harris was registered to represent the Canadian Online Gaming Alliance (COGA), a lobbying umbrella for offshore internet-gambling firms Bet365, GVS and Microgaming Systems, pushing Ontario to open its internet-gambling market shortly before the province announced plans to end OLG's monopoly and create iGaming Ontario.
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Rubicon Strategy
Rubicon Strategy Inc. is a Toronto/Ottawa-based government relations and public affairs consulting firm co-founded by Kory Teneycke that lobbies the Ontario government on behalf of paying clients.
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$100M+
Rubicon Strategy, owned by Ford campaign manager Kory Teneycke, was hired by companies (e.g. FGF Brands, Ontario Shipyards) to lobby for Skills Development Fund applications; clients of the firm received over $100 million in SDF grants, nearly three times as much as clients of the next-most-successful lobbying firm, per Ontario auditor general and Trillium/Global News reporting.
People
- Kory TeneyckeFounderCo-founder and CEO of Rubicon Strategy; also served as campaign manager for Doug Ford's Ontario PC Party in the 2018, 2022 and 2025 elections.
- Patrick HarrisExecutivePresident of Rubicon Strategy; as a Rubicon lobbyist he represented the Canadian Online Gaming Alliance in pushing for Ontario's iGaming market opening.