Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 10 (1997-10-09 to 1998-05-26) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
Canadian Association of Broadcasters / Association canadienne des radiodiffuseurs
306 - 350 SPARKS STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5S2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-233-4035 |
| Fax number: | 613-233-6961 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | MICHAEL J MCCABE, PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS IS THE NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION AND THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF PRIVATE BROADCASTING IN CANADA. IT REPRESENTS THE VAST MAJORITY OF PRIVATE BROADCASTERS, WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF 401 RADIO STATIONS AND , 78 TV STATIONS, 1 NETWORK 14 SPECIALTY SERVICES AND 96 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. THE CAB ADVISES MEMBERS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES SUCH AS REGULATIONS, ADVERTISING, COPYRIGHT, SOCIAL CONCERNS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHES BRIEFS, HANDBOOKS, POLICY PAPERS AND MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS. IT DEVELOPS AND PUBLISHES INDUSTRY CODES TO HELP BROADCASTERS DEAL WITH SOCIAL CONCERNS AND TO MAINTAIN HIGHSTANDARDS IN PROGRAMMING. THE CAB ALSO PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH A NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT ASSIST MEMBERS IN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES, EG . PSA CAMPAIGNS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CAB REPRESENTS PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED AND ADVERTISER-DRIVEN CANA DIAN PRIVATE BROADCASTER. IT HAS RADIO TELEVISION AND SPECIALTY SERVICES MEMBERS AS WELL AS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING CLASSES: ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP : A) RADIO SINGLE LICENCE B) RADIO MULTIPLE LICENCE C)RADIO NETWORK D) TELEVISION SINGLE LICENCE E) TELEVISION MULTIPLE LICENCE AND F) TELEVISION NETWORK. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN ANY BUSINESS OR PROFESSION CONNECTED WITH RADIO OR TELEVISION BROADCASTING, WHO IS NOT ENTITLED TO ORDINARYMEMBERSHIP PROVIDED THAT THE CAB BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND THE PERSON PAYS THE REQUIRED FEE PRESCRIBED FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | DAVID GOLDSTEIN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHAEL MCCABE |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PETER MILLER |
| Position title: | SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHARON ORR |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND MEMBER SERVICES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ELISABETH OSTIGUY |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, RADIO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CYNTHIA RATHWELL |
| Position title: | LEGAL COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT SCARTH |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, TELEVISION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KAREN SPIERKEL |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHEL TREMBLY |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TANDY YULL-GREER |
| Position title: | MANAGER, RESEARCH AND SOCIETAL ISSUES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WENDY ZATYLNY |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Film Board (NFB), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | THE COPYRIGHT ACT (RSC 1985, CC-42, AS AMENDED) PARTICULARLY THE NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS ISSUE REVIEW OF THE CANADA LABOUR CODE PART I, THE REPLACEMENT WORKER ISSUE IN PARTICULAR THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT , NOT YET PROCLAIMED, CANADIAN TELEVISION AND CABLE PRODUCTION FUND |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | THE BROADCASTING ACT, 1991, INCLUDING ANY CABINET REVIEW OF DECISION MADE BY THE CRTC, THE MANDATE OF THE CBC, ANY GOVERNMENT CONSIDERATION OF POLICY ISSUES SUCH AS VIOLENCE IN TELEVISION AND FUNDING OF CDN. PROGRAMMING. THE COPYRIGHT ACT, THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT, REVIEW OF THE CANADA LABOUR CODE, PART I; THE INCOME TAX ACT AND IN PARTICULAR THE PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT; THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT, PARLIAMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CBC; THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ACT, MANDATE OF TELEFILM |