Here’s the news we covered this week:

Wednesday’s cabinet shuffle broke the lull of the summer break, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changing 30 out of 38 ministers. The Lobby Monitor discussed the most significant changes, the effect it will have on lobbying, which ministers left and which ones joined the cabinet with several senior consultants across the political spectrum.

In this week’s On Queen Street, we interviewed Kyle Larkin, Grain Growers of Canada’s newly hired executive director, on his new role and what the future holds for the organization’s advocacy efforts. Larkin discussed his previous experience, what landed him the job, and the issues he will be focusing on once the House returns in September.

Organizations with the highest number of communication reports submitted in the past week sought discussions on a national school food program, nature conservation, and funding for university research programs. Their reports contributed to the 282 total submissions posted during the week of July 17. The Breakfast Club of Canada (BCC) held an email marketing campaign in June, which led it to submitting 68 reports.

This week’s registrants joined the federal lobbyists’ registry to discuss infrastructure initiatives for zero-emission vehicle charging stations, funding for civil society organizations, multi-mission aircraft procurement, and Canada’s Green Building Strategy.

Joining the lobbyists’ registry for the first time is EnerSavings Inc, represented by Katie Boothby-Kung from Enterprise Canada. Boothby-Kung’s registry file was posted on July 26, backdated to June 12. EnerSavings is seeking to engage the federal government on its Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. The company is seeking communications with Natural Resources.

HanVoice, represented by its executive director Chan Woo Chung, joined the registry for the first time as it seeks funding for civil society organizations. The organization is seeking discussions with the Prime Minister’s Office and Global Affairs. The firm will engage the federal government to secure funding for civil society groups working on the improvement of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).

In new registrations, Bombardier has added another consultant to its roster as it seeks to engage in an open procurement competition to provide Canada with multi-mission aircraft. The company hired MH2 Advisory Services Inc. consultant Michael Hood to represent its registry file.

New Registry

Based on a search of the federal lobbyists' registry on July 28 at 8:45 a.m. ET.

New Registrations

Reactivation