Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 7
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 2 of 9 (2007-07-26 to 2008-03-14) 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: |
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
76 Newcroft Rd. Winnipeg, MB R2J 3M8 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 204-256-2353 |
| Fax number: | 204-256-2357 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Blair Rutter, Executive Director |
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is a farm policy advocacy group dedicated to creating a more profitable and sustainable agricultural industry. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | 1) Farmer - active or retired farmers2) Student - individuals enrolled in a post-secondary institution3) Agribusiness - agriculture-related businesses (non-voting)4) Honourary - persons who have rendered distinguished service to the Association or the industry5) Life - farmer members who purchased a lifetime 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: | Blair Rutter |
| Position title: | Executive Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| 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 Transportation Agency (CTA), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||||||
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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: | Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Lobbied the federal government on issues relating to agricultural policy, including changes to the Canada Transportation Act, labour (rail strike), grain marketing policy, farm income support, seed regulations, Agricultural Policy Framework and international trade. | ||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Expected to lobby the federal government on changes to the Canada Transportation Act, Canada Grain Act, grain marketing policy, seed regulations, farm income support, biofuels and trade. | ||||||||||||||||
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