Lobby Wrap: Pro-psilocybin group enlists By Charlie Pinkerton. Published on Mar 1, 2021 11:43am The West Block of the Parliament buildings (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
Last week,
Therapsil, a non-profit that seeks to promote access to psilocybin therapy, saw a board of directors’ member join the Lobby Registry. It’s looking to promote patient-centred psilocybin research in Canada, and help patients and doctors access psilocybin through special regulations.
Kitchener-based cybersecurity company
Palitronica Inc was the only client organization with more than two registrations. Four other companies had two apiece:
Staples Canada ULC,
Cape Breton University, and tech company
Benchmark Corp.
Global Public Affairs was the most active lobbying firm, racking up six registrations this week; CFN Consultants had the second-most with five; Capital Hill Group and Summa Strategies each had four; StrategyCorp Inc. had three registrations; and PAA Public Affairs Advisors, Im
Evening Brief: Cross-border relationship mending By iPolitics. Published on Feb 23, 2021 5:51pm Twitter Photo: @JustinTrudeau
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At this hour, the first face-to-face virtual bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden is underway. It is expected to last about two hours and include top cabinet officials from both sides of the border, including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Vice President Kamala Harris. Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau and Ambassador of Canada to the United States Kirsten Hillman will also participate. A second expanded meeting will include several members of Trudeau’s cabinet and their American counterparts o
iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Feb 23, 2021 11:47am Parliament Hill on Jan. 15, 2020 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
David Murray has joined Counsel Public Affairs as a senior consultant for federal advocacy and polling. Murray spent the last three years on Parliament Hill, most recently as a senior adviser for the Conservative Research Group, which supports the caucus in its work in the House.
David Murray
“We are especially excited to have David on board to help Counsel expand its services to include public-opinion research,” said Counsel partner Shamus Murphy in a statement.
“We look forward to launching this new service, which will use data to inform the development of narratives for our clients that reflect the public mood of key groups of voters.”
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JEDDAH: Spain’s tourism board has appointed a specialist marketing representative in Saudi Arabia as part of its bid to double the number of Saudi tourists traveling to the country.
Daniel Rosado, Director of the Spanish Tourism Office for the Middle East, said 90,000 tourists from Saudi Arabia visited Spain in 2019, compared with 67,000 in 2016.
“We are looking to double the number of tourists traveling to Spain from the Kingdom. In January and February 2020, before the pandemic halted travel, numbers where higher than in 2019, which was very promising. We are confident Spain always has something to offer all kinds of clients from the Kingdom,” he told Arab News.