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iPolitics By Charlie Pinkerton. Published on May 10, 2021 12:03pm Many of Ottawa's major lobbying firms reside on Queen Street. (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) Notably, EVSX, a subsidiary of Montreal’s St-Georges Eco-Mining, was registered by consultant Jean-Luc Plante to seek financial support from Natural Resources Canada to recycle critical minerals. Capital Power Corp. is interested in federal support to phase out coal-fired electricity generation in Alberta and retire coal-fired power plants under the Capital Stock Turnover Plan. The Edmonton company was registered by Crestview Str...

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 the news release on the company website, it wants to “have a complete portfolio of cannabis 2.0 pro...

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 hired Chris Andreou of StrategyCorp Inc., to engage with the government on federal funding for carb...

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 Minister of Finance. Paytech’s former executive director Doug Kreviazuk has registered for the company ...

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 funding. The Walt Disney Company has hired Justin Burrows of Geopolitics Group to discuss the governmen...