/CNW/ - Building a barrier-free country is a key priority for the Government of Canada. That is why it is working closely with provincial, territorial and.
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 products to strengthen its leadership position.”
Meanwhile, the Association Québecoise de l’industrie du cannabis is also seeking discussions with the government about topics that include medical-grow licences, additional oversight programs, development of a marketing and branding regime, and the application of excise tax on medical cannabis.
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 carbon sequestration infrastructure development.
Another Calgary-based company, biotech firm Resverlogix Corporation, is seeking an application for a COVID-19 drug authorization under the Interim Order (IO) respecting the Importation, Sale and Advertising of Drugs for Use in Relation to COVID-19, as well as funding for production and scale of the drug.
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