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As anti-vaccine mandate protests continue in downtown Ottawa, the fundraising platform initially used by supporters of the self-styled ‘Freedom Convoy’ has entered the Canadian lobbying circuit to discuss it policies and practices. Last week, U.S.-based GoFundMe agreed to have its officials appear before the House Public Safety and National Security committee in March to answer […]

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on May 17, 2021 11:20am West Block on Parliament Hill on May 12, 2021 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) Fernando Minna, who served as policy adviser to Conservative MP Phil Coleman for over four years before signing on with the Capital Hill Group last month, has had a busy week. Minna registered for several California-based tech companies, as well as CyberNB Association Inc., which put him at the top of the list for most new registrations this past week. A...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on May 17, 2021 11:20am West Block on Parliament Hill on May 12, 2021 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) Fernando Minna, who served as policy adviser to Conservative MP Phil Coleman for over four years before signing on with the Capital Hill Group last month, has had a busy week. Minna registered for several California-based tech companies, as well as CyberNB Association Inc., which put him at the top of the list for most new registrations this past week. A...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on May 3, 2021 11:07am West Block on Parliament Hill (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) B.C.-based cannabis company Tilray is seeking discussions with Health Canada about the rules governing cannabis beverages, as well as equivalencies with other cannabis products, which became legal in Canada in 2019. On Monday, Tilray announced the completion of its deal with Aphria to become “a leading cannabis-focused consumer-packaged-goods company.” According to t...

iPolitics By Charlie Pinkerton. Published on Apr 12, 2021 5:44pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the Game On The Hill rugby event on Parliament Hill in 2012. (iPolitics/Matthew Usherwood) The upcoming federal budget should include a tax credit for gym memberships to help Canadians improve their health, and to support fitness centres following the financial battering they’ve taken during the pandemic, says an industry group that’s backed by several of the country’s well-kno...

Lobby Watch: Moderna ramps up efforts regarding management of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries By Janet E Silver. Published on Apr 12, 2021 10:48am Parliament Hill pictured on Jan. 15 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) As the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada continues to surge, the push to vaccinate as many people as possible has intensified, but the cross-country rollout is still dealing with delays in the supply chain. Last week Moderna was set to deliver 855,000 vaccine doses, which, as of Monda...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Apr 12, 2021 10:48am Parliament Hill pictured on Jan. 15 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) As the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada continues to surge, the push to vaccinate as many people as possible has intensified, but the cross-country rollout is still dealing with delays in the supply chain. Last week Moderna was set to deliver 855,000 vaccine doses, which, as of Monday morning, had yet to arrive. In an effort to reach out to the government to dis...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Mar 15, 2021 10:42am Parliament Hill (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) As the Conservatives continue to press the government to include a carbon capture tax credit in the next federal budget despite opposition from some environmental groups, carbon sequestration — which refers to the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere — is a new topic in the lobby registry. Wolf Infrastructure Management, a Calgary-based energy infrastructure company, has...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Feb 8, 2021 11:08am Parliament Hill on Jan. 15, 2021. (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) Paytech of Canada is is hoping to kickstart a conversation with the government about the modernization of the current payment system, as well as consumer privacy protections within the financial sector and end-user funds under the Retail Payments Oversight Framework. The Canadian Payments Act sets out the legal framework for payments and gives oversight to the Minist...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Feb 1, 2021 11:13am Parliament Hill pictured on Jan. 15 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) As the number of COVID-related deaths continue to rise in Canada, the toll on mental health across the country has experts in the field actively pushing the government to boost funding for mental health. The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association is working with Benjamin Howe of Impact Public Affairs to advocate for additional mental health services fun...