Thanks to the premier's former special advisor Ken Dobell, more British Columbians than ever know about the province's Lobbyists Registration Act. This, after Mr. Dobell failed to promptly register as a lobbyist for the city of Vancouver. So is it a coincidence then that the number of consultant lobbyist registrations increased dramatically in April - the same month Mr. Dobell was accused of non-compliance with that law by the provincial New Democrats? And there was another increase in June. This, following the release a May 28 report by information and privacy commissioner David Loukidelis which alleged Mr. Dobell breached the act. Mr. Dobell - who didn't, according to Mr. Loukidelis, intend to hide his consulting work with the city - has denied any wrongdoing. The following is a complete list the number of consultant lobbyist registration per month in 2007, as provided by the office of the information and privacy commissioner.

2007 Consultant Lobbyist Registrations

January - 7
February - 5
March - 7
April - 15
May - 13
June - 27
July - 6
August - 5
September - 4
October - 8
November - 8
December - 17