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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-known health organizations. A “Fitness Tax Credit” was one of the budget suggestions from the Fitne...

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 Monday morning, had yet to arrive. In an effort to reach out to the government to discuss the management ...

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 discuss the management of vaccine deliveries, the Massachusetts-based company has signed on with PAA Pu...

Coal industry lobbied hard to change Coal Policy; CAC began effort after Alberta election Poll Yes By Herald on March 9, 2021. The Rockies loom large over the streets the communities in the Crowsnest Pass. Herald file photo by Al Beeber Government records and other sources document the Alberta and international coal industry’s intense lobbying attempts to change Alberta’s regulatory system in the months leading into the changeover to the United Conservative Party government and in the year after, which eventually led to the rescindment of the 1976 Coal Policy. According to documents filed...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Dec 21, 2020 11:53am (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) Media outlets are ramping up their efforts on Parliament Hill as MPs consider Bill C-10, an act to amend the Broadcasting Act. The proposed legislation was introduced in November and is currently at second reading in the House of Commons. Quebecor Inc. is seeking support through the Canada Media Fund to discuss policies such as those relating to conventional and specialty television. Quebecor has hired Garry Keller of StrategyCorp Inc. in this effort. Torstar Corporation is requesting a review...