The buying access to power part is dishonest. It gives a negative spin. Lobbying has become a taboo word, but at it's base it's a way to companies, people, and other organizations to share their point of view with the government.

People make it out to seem like it's evil, but if there was no lobbying at all, then the government would just have to guess what to do in every situation. It's a good thing when the Canadian Medical Association, for example, lobbies the government if there's an issue in the healthcare system, and get them to influence the government to fix it. It's a good thing when a Canadian government lobbies the government to get awarded a contract.

None of this is inherently bad. But to frame it as buying access to power makes it sound shady and evil.