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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
Lobby Wrap: More companies pushing for COVID-19 funding ahead of federal budget ipolitics.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ipolitics.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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 government’s bid to overhaul Canada’s broadcasting laws (Bill C-10) as well as its proposal to implement a Digital Charter (Bill C-11).
iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Jan 19, 2021 9:44am The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics)
Robin MacLachlan
“I am honoured and humbled. I love the team environment,” MacLachlan told iPolitics, adding how fortunate he and his colleagues were to have learned so much from former colleague Tracey Hubley. Hubley, who died last March, had been Summa’s president since 2005.
MacLachlan first joined Summa as a consultant in 2009 after spending nearly 18 months at the Rideau Institute on International Affairs. He first started working on the Hill as a constituency assistant to former NDP leader Ed Broadbent before moving to the office of the late Paul Dewar, where he was a legislative and communications assistant.