Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 9 (1997-07-24 to 1998-02-23) 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 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS' COUNCIL/ CONSEIL CANADIEN DES FABRICANTS DES PRODUITS DU TABAC
701 - 99 BANK STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 6B9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-238-2799 |
| Fax number: | 613-238-4463 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ROBERT R PARKER, PRESIDENT |
| Description of the organization's activities: | CTMC WAS ESTABLISHED INFORMALLY IN 1963 AS AN AD HOC COMMITTE FORMED TO INTERFACE WITH GOVERNMENT ON SMOKING AND HEALTH. COMPOSED OF THE THREE MAJOR CANADIAN TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS: IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED, RJR MACDONALD INC. AND ROTHMANS, BENSON & HEDGES. IN THE ENSUING YEARS THE COUNCIL HAS EXTENDED ITS PURVIEW TO REPRESENT THE INDUSTRY ON ALL MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST, SMOKING AND HEALTH QUESTION, TAXATION, DEFINITION OF PRODUCT STANDARDS, EXCHANGE OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION; THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY RELATIONS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE CMTC IS AN INCORPORATED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH OFFICES IN OTTAWA. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | PHILIP GORDON |
| Position title: | MANAGER, INFORMATION SERVICES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHAEL KELEM |
| Position title: | GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | M.J. LAPOINTE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, COMMIUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT PARKER |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| 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: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Competition Tribunal (CT), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) |
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Small Business, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Tourism |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | BILL C-71, THE NEW FEDERAL TOBACCO LEGISLATION (PASSED INTO LAW IN THE SPRING OF 1997), IN PARTICULAR THE PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP AS WELL AS OTHER MATTERS |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | REGULATIONS RELATING TO ABOVE (SOME REGS YET TO BE WRITTEN, SOME WRITTEN BUT FAILED TO RECEIVE APPROVAL PRIOR TO ELECTION - WILL BE RESUBMITTED AFTER PARLIAMENT RESUMES); CONTINUING SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITES (UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 1998); PROMISED FEDERAL AMENDMENTS TO NEW ACT CONCERNING SPONSORSHIP; YOUTH SMOKING, ILLEGAL SALES TO MINORS; CONTRABAND; SURVEYS ON SMOKING PREVALENCE. |