Who’s lobbying Who?
p2pnet news view | Politics:- Michael Geist recently posted data from the new lobbyist registry which includes reports on meetings with senior government officials.
The first batch included meetings on intellectual property with the CRIA, Microsoft, CTVGlobemedia, and Google.
Geist’s September update covers last month and includes the following new meetings:
- Canadian Private Copying Collective (August 13th with policy advisor Zoe Addington)
- Canadian Association of Broadcasters (August 28th with Addington and Chief of Staff Stephen Kelly)
- Canadian Photographers Coalition (August 13th with Addington, Jean-Sebastien Langelier, senior policy advisor at Canadian Heritage, and Sabrina Anzini, policy advisor at the PMO)
Industry Minister Jim Prentice’s meetings for the month included the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, CTVGlobeMedia, Honda, GM, Encana, Imperial Oil, and Maple Leaf Foods, says Geist.
lobbyist registry – Copyright lobbying in Canada, August 21, 2008
September update – Copyright Lobbying: September Update, September 17, 2008
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September 18th, 2008 at 11:49 am
hmmm what we really need to know is if Jim was bent over during these meetings??