ISSUE 2021-12-22 | lobbymonitor.ca

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Wed, 2021-12-22 (All day)

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Here’s what’s been on The Lobby Monitor’s radar this week:

The COVID-19 pandemic of the last 22 months has brought conversations about Canada’s health care system to the forefront, but with governments sliding in and out of emergency mode, it can be difficult to engage policymakers on issues not related to the immediate response. Hill Times Research (a sister publication to The Lobby Monitor which exclusively covers federal health policy) spoke to three consultants for their tips on how to advance health policy issues that aren’t directly related to COVID-19.

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) submitted 36 of the 1,746 communication reports posted to the registry last week. MAC is represented on the registry in house by president and CEO Pierre Gratton, and most of the communications were related to a virtual “Mining Week on the Hill.” MAC communicated with Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal on Nov. 19; NDP natural resources critic Charlie Angus on Nov. 16; Griffin Marsh, policy director to Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, on Nov. 26; and Jason Easton, chief of staff to International Trade Minister Mary Ng, on Nov. 24. The association also communicated with three deputy ministers: Timothy Sargent (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) on Nov. 3; and Jean-François Tremblay (Natural Resources Canada) and Christine Hogan (Environment and Climate Change Canada) on Nov. 19.

In our final story of the year, The Lobby Monitor collated lists of the 100 most active consultants and in-house lobbyists based on the number of communications that occurred between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 21, 2021. The data comes from a search of communication reports on the federal lobbyists’ registry at 11:32 a.m. ET on Dec. 21, 2021.

New registry files

Organization, Corporation or Client Name	Registrant Name
AmmPower Corp	BLISS BAKER, Cumberland Strategies
AmmPower Corp	Derek Lipman, Cumberland Strategies
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Foundation	Anjali Helferty, Executive Director
Sorrento Therapeutics	Eric Johnson, Sussex Strategy Group

Based on a search of the of the federal lobbyists' registry at 10:54 a.m. ET on Dec. 22, 2021.

New registrations

Organization, Corporation or Client Name	Registrant Name
Alstom Transport Canada Inc.	DAVID RODIER, Edelman Canada
Canadian Association for Long-Term Care	Chris Steer, Santis Health
Canadian Association for Long-Term Care	Johnathan Rix, Santis Health Inc.
Colleges Ontario	Don Boudria, Don Boudria Consulting Inc
General Motors of Canada Company	MICHAEL FEKETE, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Genome Canada	Stephanie Mitton, Beacon North Strategies
Grain Workers Union Local 333	Timothy Powers
Hotel Association of Canada / Association des hôtels du Canada	Garry Keller, StrategyCorp Inc.
Living Lakes Canada	Sheamus Murphy, Counsel Public Affairs Inc.
Saskatchewan Milk Marketing Board	Jacob Mitchell
Torngat Metals	Sergio Marchi

Reactivations

Organization, Corporation or Client Name	Registrant Name
Association for Mountain Parks Protection & Enjoyment	Jordan Pinkster, Global Public Affairs
LeadNow Society / A L'action	Sonia Theroux, Executive Director

And with that, on behalf of everyone at The Lobby Monitor, thank you for reading in 2021! Thank you also to everyone who shared their insights with us over what has been another extremely challenging year. We’ll be back on Jan. 4, to cover the newest developments in lobbying rules, campaigns and company moves for 2022. In the meantime, we wish you and your loved ones a safe, happy, and relaxing holiday.

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