Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 2 (2005-08-22 to 2006-08-04) 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: |
The Canadian Lung Association / L'Association pulmonaire du Canada
3 RAYMOND STREET, SUITE 300 OTTAWA, ON K1R 1A3 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-569-6411 |
| Fax number: | 613-569-8860 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | DEIRDRE FREIHEIT, PRESIDENT & CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | ESTABLISHED IN 1900, THE CANADIAN LUNG ASSOCIATION IS ONE OF CANADA'S OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED HEALTH CHARITIES. THE LUNG ASSOCIATION IS A LEADER IN LUNG HEALTH PROVIDING EDUCATION; SUPPORT PROGRAMS; FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY IN THE AREAS OF: ASTHMA, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUCH AS INFLUENZA AND TUBERCULOSIS, ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON LUNG HEALTH (AIR QUALITY ISSUES), TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CESSATION, LUNG CANCER AND SLEEP APNEA. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF OUR 10 PROVINCIAL LUNG ASSOCIATIONS. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | LOUIS BRISSON |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR GENERAL, QUEBEC |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | VICKI BRYANTON |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PEI |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | GERALD COX |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT, CANADIAN TRORACIC SOCIETY |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | DEIRDRE FREIHEIT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | BRIAN GRAHAM |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO, SASKATCHEWAN |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | LUC LAPOINTE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR. PUBLIC ISSUES |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | JOY LETKEMANN |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANITOBA |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | SCOTT MACDONALD |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BC |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | SCOTT MACDONALD |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BC |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | MANU MALKANI |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO, ONTARIO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | KEN MAYBEE |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO, NEW BRUNSWICK |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | MARY-PAT SHAW |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, NATIONAL PROGRAMS & ADMINISTRATION |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | PAUL THOMEY |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEWFOUNDLAND |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | BILL VANGORDER |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO, NOVA SCOTIA |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | WANDA WETTERBERG |
| Position title: | CEO ALBERTA LUNG ASS. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), 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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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Education, Health, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL; TOBACCO ACT IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATIONS; ENFORCEMENT OF TOBACCO SALES TO YOUNG PERSONS ACT & REGS; YOUTH TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAM; ASTHMA EDUCATION; NON-PROFIT BILL FOR REGISTERED CHARITIES; T3010 FORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHARITIES ISSUES; CANADIAN INSTITUTES FOR HEALTH RESEARCH; MEMBERSHIP ON MINISTERIAL COUNCIL FOR TOBACCO CONTROL;KYOTO PROTOCOL; ROMANOW REPORT,LIGHT AND MILD TOBACCO ISSUE; |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | RESPIRATORY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUNDING; CANADIAN INSTITUTES FOR HEALTH RESEARCH; ASTHMA STATEGIES: GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTATION; COPD STRATEGIES: GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTATION; TOBACCO ACT REGULATIONS & AMENDMENTS; RADIFYING- FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL;YOUTH TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAM; YOUTH TOBACCO CESSATION; TOBACCO SALES TO MINORS ISSUES; TOBACCO TAXATION; TOBACCO SMUGGLING; NATIONAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE; CANADA'S DRUG POLICIES; PHARMACARE PROGRAM (RESPIRATORY HEALTH); HEALTH / HEALTHCARE; HOME CARE /COMMUNITY CARE; DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; ANY RE-STRUCTURING OF HEALTH CANADA INVOLVING OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM/ THE DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS/ CONSUMER ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION/ DRUG FORMULARIES; REGULATION / TAXATION; LUNG CANCER; ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHARITIES ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: INDOOR/OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY- HEALTHY SCHOOL PROGRAM - SMOG FORECAST PROJECT - HEALTHY WOOD STOVE CAMPAIGN - CLIMATE CHANGE - AGRICULTURAL BURNING- INTL PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTRE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; STOP TB INITIATIVES; CANADA'S COMMITMENT TO REDUCTION OF TB DEATHS AND PREVALENCE WORLDWIDE; EQUAL ACCESS TO DIAGNOSIS FACILITIES AND TREATMENT FOR SLEEP APNEA. |