12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

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  Subject matters	Details	Categories
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Help with enforcing Un resolutions pertaining to Lebanon, specifically 1701 and increase the role of UNIFIL to ensure restraint at the borders and prevention of escalation of war.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Pressure Lebanese officials to elect a president and protect the Lebanese constitution. The republic is represented by a government, of which a president is still yet to be elected and a new cabinet formed.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	With respect to the ongoing war between Gaza and Israel, through a briefing of the situation in Lebanon regarding the fragility of the state already facing a humanitarian crisis, economic crisis and political stalemate on the election of a president, the Canadian Government is being asked to work with the international community to put pressure on key stakeholders to neutralize Lebanon from the effects of the Gaza war, and to do so by establishing a global consensus that Lebanon is not represented by Hezbollah, which is a non state actor and is controlled by Iran.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Work with the institutions that represent the state (which is currently operating at minimum / fragile manner) and these include the Lebanese Army, Internal Security Forces, free civil society, medical and educational sector and providers of humanitarian aid.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	a) monetary assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces and in particular, to help with a reservist program in every district in Lebanon (15), and also to help specifically women enter a non-combat role and pickup a trade that will help their community. Work with the UN to help with this as well as a well respected Canadian charity with feet on the ground inside Lebanon. For example, The Sisterhood of Diman Foundation in conjunction with the Canadian Red Cross.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	a) monetary assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces to help with a reservist program in every district in Lebanon (15) that would target women for non-combat roles within the Armed Forces. Work with the UN to help with this along with a well respected Canadian charity with feet on the ground inside Lebanon. For example, The Sisterhood of Diman Foundation in conjunction with the Canadian Red Cross.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	b) monetary assistance for Education in Lebanon including adults, to help with enhancing the social fabric, diversity and inclusion among the communities	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	c) efforts to assist a fact finding mission for Beirut blast through HRC. The victims of the Beirut blast, which include Lebanese Canadians want closure, and part of that is to find the ones who are accountable. While some progress is being done, there needs to be an independent fact finding mission on the ground and the victims have put this forth through the Human Rights Council of the United Nations. A step forward, would be to recruit signatories for this mission to help it pass at the next sitting.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	d) Sanctions or legal actions through the International Court of Justice against Lebanese officials for violation of human rights. The Lebanese diaspora in Canada can assist in providing the necessary information and work with the Government of Canada on special teams to provide facts.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	e) Provide Technical Assistance to the Lebanese Government to create new and update existing policies pertaining to refugees and asylum seekers, including a policy framework to distinguish between Syrian Refugees and Syrian Economic migrants including a policy for Syrian Workers in Lebanon. This is to help alleviate the excessive demand on Lebanon's resources including education, water, energy, food, medicine, medical care, housing, and economic opportunities for families' livelihood.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	e) policy and funding for displaced persons (refugees, immigrants) from Lebanon and surrounding areas. This is to help alleviate the excessive demand on Lebanon's resources including education, water, energy, food, medicine, medical care, housing, and economic opportunities for families' livelihood.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	f) identify possible Canadian Government resources to help strengthen and advance political reforms in Lebanon. This is one area that the international community is requiring from Lebanon in exchange for monetary aid and economic recovery, and so therefore, Lebanon needs assistance in this area and to help the newly elected change MP's in the country with resources on reform.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	f) identify possible Canadian government resources to help strengthen and advance Lebanon's democracy, such as NGO's who are equipped with educating the Lebanese on political reforms. This is one area that the international community is requiring from Lebanon in exchange for monetary aid and economic recovery, and so therefore, Lebanon needs assistance in this area and to help the newly elected change MP's in the country with resources on reform.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	g) identify possible Canadian government resources to help implement and/or enforce Lebanon's Independent Judiciary and return the republic to a state of rule of law	Regulation
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	h) assist Canadians of Lebanese decent in obtaining their identity documentation by providing the Embassy of Lebanon in Ottawa, the Consul General in Montreal funding to allow Canadian residents and citizens to preserve their identities. Lebanese who arrive in Canada are proud to become part of this country's mosaic of cultures, and since Lebanon is internally strapped of resources due to the ongoing conflicts, refugees and economic crises, we do not want this important ability to obtain one's identity papers to be compromised. This has been identified as a critical issue in the 2022 Lebanese elections, and we do not want a repeat issue in 2026.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

  Subject matters in previous versions

  • Arts and Culture
  • Foreign Affairs
  • International Relations

  Subject matters added through a communication report:

  • Arts and Culture
  • Defence
  • Foreign Affairs
  • International Development
  • International Relations
  • Foreign Affairs
  • International Relations
  • Arts and Culture
  • Defence
  • International Development
  • International Trade
  • Foreign Affairs
  • International Relations
  • Arts and Culture

Government Institutions

• Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• House of Commons
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

• Grass-roots communication
• Oral communication
• Written communication

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

• Cristine Kahil, President | No public offices held