Editor’s note: The Lobby Monitor will not publish on April 2 and April 5 for the Easter holiday. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on April 6. We hope you enjoy the long weekend!

Here’s a look back at the news we covered this week:

Diana Levy, a former operations specialist in the office of Ontario’s then-minister of Health, Dr. Eric Hoskins, joined Santis Health in March as a consultant. Levy’s family history as a child of refugees is what has motivated her to take advantage of the freedoms she has in Canada, and work hard at pursuing her education and career. Her education includes a master’s degree in public policy from York University in Toronto. Most recently, Levy worked as a policy adviser on energy and environment for the Ontario Mining Association.

The Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM), an advocacy organization representing Quebec’s independent broadcasting sector, led last week’s communication reports count with seven reports filed on the federal lobbyists’ registry. The AQPM represents 160 independent film, television and web production companies in Quebec, and its advocacy priorities include discussing the Broadcasting Act, and the powers of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), according to the file. The organization communicated with Mathieu Bouchard, chief of staff to Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, on March 17, March 22, and March 28.

In new registrations, Caritas Health Solutions started its first file on March 25 with consultant Mary Anne Carter of Earnscliffe Strategy. The company, a provider of personal protective equipment and rapid COVID-19 tests, is interested in discussing the federal government’s policies and programs connected to COVID-19, including those related to tourism. Carter will communicate with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Health, Innovation, Infrastructure, the Canadian Tourism Commission, the Privy Council Office, senators and MPs.

The Canadian Urban Institute started its file on the registry on Feb. 1, (although the file was posted publicly on March 31) with its president and CEO, Mary Rowe. The organization is interested in discussing federal government funding and policies related to urban life, including housing, mental health, urban planning and immigration. Rowe will communicate with Infrastructure, Innovation, Global Affairs, Canadian Heritage, Finance, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and senators.

Charitable organization Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) increased its representation on the registry on March 24 by adding consultant Alanna Clark of Earnscliffe Strategy. Clark joins her colleague Nicola Hill on the file, as well as Andrea Dicks, the CFC’s president. Advocacy priorities for the CFC include discussing federal support for the charitable sector during the pandemic, and possible changes to charity tax laws, the registry shows. Clark will communicate with the PMO, the Privy Council Office, Finance, Canadian Heritage, Innovation, Indigenous Services Canada, as well as MPs.
 

New registry files

Based on a search of the federal lobbyists' registry on April 1 at 10:00 a.m. ET

New registrations

Reactivations