Version 1
of 79
(2007-02-09 to
2007-08-16)
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.
A. Organization Information
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Organization:
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Public Service Alliance of Canada
233 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 0P1
Canada
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Telephone number:
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613-560-4330
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Fax number:
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613-567-0385
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Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration:
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John
Gordon,
National President
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Description of the organization's activities:
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The PSAC aims to unite all workers within its area of jurisdiction into a single organization in order to obtain the best standards of compensation and other conditions of employment for its members and to protect and enhance the rights and interests of all workers.
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Organization's membership or classes of membership:
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The PSAC is Canada's largest federal public sector union. In addition to representing federal public sector workers, the PSAC represents workers employed in many other areas including: territorial and municipalities in the North; universities; airports; museums; and, diamond mines.
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Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year?
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No
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B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization
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Name:
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Maggie Armstrong
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Calgary)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Jeannie Baldwin
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Position title:
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Regional Executive Vice-President, Atlantic
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Robyn Benson
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Position title:
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Regional Executive Vice-President, Prairies
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Regina Brennan
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Vancouver)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Sarah Bélanger
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Position title:
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Executive assistant, Ottawa
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Bruce Campbell
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Winnipeg)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Arthur Carkner
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Position title:
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Regional Representative (Ottawa)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Oneil Carlier
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Edmonton)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Edward Cashman
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Position title:
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Regional Executive Vice- President, National Capital Region
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Patricia Anne Davis
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Position title:
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Regional Coordinator (Winnipeg)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Jean-François Des Lauriers
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Position title:
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Regional Executive Vice-President, North
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Patty Ducharme
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Position title:
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National Executive Vice-President
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Wesney Duclervil
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Position title:
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Term Assistant Regional Office, Montréal
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Barb Fayant
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Position title:
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administrative assistant (Regina Regional Office)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Lisa Garnier
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Regina)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Anna Goguen
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Position title:
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Regional Representative (Moncton)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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John Gordon
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Position title:
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President
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Luc Guevremont
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Vancouver
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Raj Hari
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Calgary)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Fraser Hiscock
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Position title:
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Regional Representative (Gander Regional Office)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Dave Jackson
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Victoria)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Ghislaine Jalbert
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Position title:
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Adjointe administrative
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Alain Lachapelle
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Position title:
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Alternate Regional Executive Vice-president, Montréal
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Monique Laplante
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Moncton)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Bertrand Lavoie
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Montréal)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Pierre Lebel
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Position title:
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Représentant régional (Gatineau)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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James Little
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Vancouver)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Debbie McLaughlin
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Position title:
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Regional Representative (Halifax)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Cathy Murphy
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Position title:
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Regional Coordinator (Atlantic)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Normand Pelletier
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Position title:
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Représentant régional, Québec
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Jacques Roy
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Québec)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Colette Savarie
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Saskatoon)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Kay Sinclair
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Position title:
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Regional Executive Vice-President, BC
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Public offices held:
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No
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Name:
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Tracy Thor
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Position title:
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Regional representative, Winnipeg
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Jérôme Turcq
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Position title:
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Regional Executive Vice-President, Québec
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Monica Urrutia
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Position title:
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Regional representative (Vancouver)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Larry Welsh
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Position title:
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Regional Representative, Nfld
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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Name:
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Gayla Denise Wick
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Position title:
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First Vice-President (Union of Northern Workers, Yellowknife)
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Public offices held:
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Yes
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1976 to 1977 CR 4 Clerk - Agriculture Canada
1977 to 1978 Dairy Cattle Inspector Agriculture Canada
1991 to 1997 CR 3 Filing Clerk and CR 4 Finance Clerk Privy Council
1978 to 1981 Power Engineer HP 3 Agriculture Canada
1981 to 2007 Regional Representative for the Public Service Alliance of Canada in St. John's, Nfld.
1974 to 1983, Plumber, Public Works Canada
1983 to 2000, leave without pay for union business (Union of Public Works Employees)
2000 to today, leave without pay for union business (Public Service Alliance of Canada)
Décembre 1984 à juin 1985 - Santé et Bien être social Canada - Protection de la santé,Dactylographe
Juin 1985 à septembre 1985 - Santé et Bien-être social Canada, Programme Nouveaux Horizons, Dactylographe
Septembre 1985 à 1987 - Santé et Bien-être social Canada, Programme Nouveaux Horizons, ommis au contrôle
1987 - 1988 - Transports Canada, Transport des marchandises dangereuses,Commis à l'administration
1988 - 1992 - Transports Canada, Transport des marchandises dangereuses, adjointe administrative
1992 - jusqu'à maintenant (janvier 2007) Transposts Canada Surface, ajointe administartive
National Defense Department from 1981 to 2000, then on leave without pay for union business. He is the Public Service Alliance of Canada Regional Executive Vice-President for Québec.
1981 to 1982, EG 01 (term employee), Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Agriculture Canada
1982 to 1995, EG 03, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Agriculture Canada
1995 to 2002, EG 04, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Agriculture Canada
2002 to present, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Edmonton
1976 to 1981, postal clerk, Canada Post (no classification at the time)
1981 to 1996, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada
1996 to present, Regional Coordinator, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Winnipeg
1981 to 1982 CR 2 File Clerk, Revenue Canada
1982 to 1990 - CR 4 Accounts Clerk, Revenue Canada
1990 to 1991 CR 4 Tax Assessment Clerk, Revenue Canada
1992 to 1993 CR 3 Library Clerk, Fisheries and Oceans
1993 to 1994 CR 4 Accommodation Clerk, Revenue Canada
1994 to 1995 Leave of absence and resigned
1995 to 2007 Regional Coordinator (Atlantic) for the Public Service Alliance of Canada (Halifax Regional Office)
1988 to 1992, PM 1, recovery officer, Revenue Collection, Revenue Canada Agency
1992 to 1995, PM 2, recovery officer, Revenue Collection, Revenue Canada Agency
1995 to 2002, PM 2, audit, benefits officer, Revenue Collection, Revenue Canada Agency
2002 to 2003, PM 2, unregistered and non-resident officer, Revenue Collection, Revenue Canada Agency
2003 to 2006, PM 3, unregistered and non-resident officer, Revenue Collection, Revenue Canada Agency
1992 to 1996, CR 4, Information clerk, Security section, Service Canada
1996 to 2006, PM 1, recovery officer, Revenue Collection, Revenue Canada Agency
1984 to 1989, CX 01, Correctional officer, public security, Correctional Services Canada
1989 to 1999, CX 02, Correctional officer, public security, Correctional Services Canada
1999 to present, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Montréal
1989 to 2003, PM 2, admission officer, immigration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
2003 to 2006, PM 3, enforcement office, immigration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
2006 to present, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Calgary
1973 to 1974, CR-2 registered mail clerk, records management division, Department of National Revenue/Taxation
1974 to 1976, CR-3 proof reader/file clerk, accounting and collections division, Revenue Canada/Taxation
1976 to 1982, CR-4 senior proof reader/file clerk, accounting and collections division, Revenue Canada/Taxation
1980 to 1993, CR 3, general clerk, Canada Employment & Immigration Canada
1994 to 1995, CR 4, service delivery representative, Canada Employment & Immigration Canada
1995 to 1997, PM 1, employment & insurance officer, Human Resources Development Canada
1997 to 2001, PM 2, program officer, Human Resources Development Canada
2001 to 2006, PM 3, program operation consultant, Service Canada
1973 to 1986, firefighter, Transport Canada
1986 to today, Regional Representative of the Public Service Alliance of Canada in our Gander Regional Office
1994 to 1999, CR 4, customer service analyst, Canada Post Corporation
1999 to 2000, AS 2, analyst, scheduling and reporting, Canada Post Corporation
2000 to 2007, CR 4, customer service analyst, Canada Post Corporation
2000 to 2001 file clerk, human resources section, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
2001 to 2006 business finance clerk, Finance Section, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
2005 to 2006 leave without pay for union business (resigned from the government in 2006)
2006 to today administrative assistant in the Public Service Alliance of Canada Regina Regional Office
1994 to 2001, detachment clerk, Rural Detachment, RCMP
2001 to 2003, clerk, fleet management, RCMP
2003 to present, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Regina
1981 to late 1981, taxpayer service representative, Revenue Canada Taxation
late 1981 to 1982, enquiries and office examination officer, Revenue Canada Taxation
1982 to 1983, auditor, Revenue Canada which became Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
1983 to 2003, audit officer, Audit Division, Canada Customs and revenue Agency
2003 to present, regional representative, health and safety, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Winnipeg
1989 to 1993 Infectious Disease Control Statistics and Record Clerk
Department of Health - Government of the Northwest Territories
1993 to 2005 Licensed Practical Nurse (Emergency Department)
Stanton Territorial Health Authority - Government of the Northwest Territories
2005 to 2007 Leave without pay - full-time elected First Vice-President for the Union of Northern Workers, Yellowknife
1982 to 1985, CR, clerk, department of Veterans Affairs Canada
1981 to 1982 STN 02 Stenographer, Veterans Affairs Canada
1982 to 1994 SCY 02 Secretary, Health and Welfare Canada
1994 to 1997 CR 04 District Inspection Assistant, Health Canada
1997 to 2000 CR 04 District Inspection Assistant, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
2000 to 2001 AS 01 Administrative Assistant to the Regional Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
2001 to 2002 PM 03 Retail Food Inspector, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
2002 to 2003 EG 03 Retail Food Inspector, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
2003 to 2007 Regional Representative of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (Moncton Regional Office)
1975 to 1976, campground attendant, Parks Canada
1976 to 1977, storesperson, Parks Canada
1977 to 1978, conservation corps supervisor, Parks Canada
1979 to 1981, storesperson, Parks Canada
1981 to 1983, garbage truck drive, Parks Canada
1983 to 1992, storesperson, Parks Canada
1992 to present, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Saskatoon
1980 to 1996, CR 5, analyst, security revenue, Service Canada
1996 to present, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Québec
1999 to 2007, CR 4 assistant to hearings, Refugee Commission, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
2007 - Term assistant Regional Office, Montréal
1977 to 1979, CR 2, mailroom clerk, Department of Finance
1980 to 1988, CR 3, records office clerk, Department of Finance
1988 to present, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Victoria
1984 to 1984, CR 4, clerk, Revenue Canada
1984 to 1987, PM 1, Revenue Canada
1987 to 1989, PM 2, Revenue Canada
1991 to 1995, ES 4, research analyst, Canadian Advisory Council, Status of Women Canada
1995 to 1998, ES 4, research analyst, Status of Women Canada
1998 to present, executive assistant, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Ottawa
1989 to 1991, CR 3, administration clerk, Canada Post Corporation
1991 to 1995, CR 4, payroll clerk, Canada Post Corporation
1995 to 1996, CR 4, pay and benefits, Canada Post Corporation
1978 to 1983, CR 3, Canada Post Corporation
1983 to 1985, PM 1, Canada Post Corporation
1985 to 1986, PM 2, Canada Post Corporation
1986 to 1990, PM 3, Canada Post Corporation
1990 to present, regional representative, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Vancouver
1995 to 1997, CR 3, production clerk, Passport Office, Department of Foreign Affairs
1997 to 2005, CR 5, examination officer, Passport Office, Department of Foreign Affairs
2004 to present on LWOP Public Service Alliance of Canada Alliance Executive Committee Officer
2002 to 2004 - Secondment Joint Learning Program Coordinator
2001 to 2002 - AS 3 - Financial Advisor - Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
2000 to 2001 - CR 5 - Financial Advisor - Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
1997 to 2000 - PM 1 - Employment and Insurance Officer - Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
1990 to 1997 - PM 1 - Employment and Insurance Officer - Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
1985 to 1990 - CR- 4 - Employment Counsellor Assistant - Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
April to August 1985 - CR 4 - Personal Clerk Employment and Insurance Canada
1981 to 1985 - DA Pro 3 - Computer Programmer Employment and Insurance Canada
1978 to 1981 - CR 3 - Pay Coding Employment and Insurance Canada
1977 to 1978 - Typist Unemployment Insurance Canada
Canada Revenue Agency
1980 to 1981 CR 2 - Initial Assessing Clerk, CR 3 Initial Assessing Clerk, CR 2 File and Retrieval Clerk, CR 3 Compliance Clerk
1981 to 1983 - CR 3 Senior Filing Clerk, CR-4 Correspondence Clerk
1983 to 1985 Acting AS 1 then Acting CR 5, Unit Head Registry Units (T1, T2)
1985 to 1986 CR 4 Unit Head, Special Search Unit
1986 to 1989 CR 4 Unit Head, Identification Unit
1989 to 1990 Acting PM 2 Unit Head, Corporation Assessing and CR 4 Unit Head, Identification Unit, CR 4 Unit Head Sorting/Numbering
1990 to 1995 CR 5 Unit Head, Compliance/Refund Enquiries
1995 to 1999 PM 3 Coordinator, Corporation Returns Processing
1999 to 2000 PM 3 Coordinator, Special Projects/Employment Equity
2000 to 2007 Regional Executive Vice-President Prairie Region of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (leave without pay for union business).
Aug. 1976 - Jan. 1979 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Administrative Assistant, Security Services, "F" Ops
Jan. 1979 to Present - Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada, Foreign Services Administrative Officer, with the following assignments -
1979 - 1980 - DFAIT HQs, Ottawa - Administrative Assistant, Information Management and Cultural Affairs
1980 - 1982 -Canadian Embassy, Algiers, Algeria, Administrative Assistant
1982 - Canadian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York City, USA, Administrative Assistant
1982 - 1986 - Canadian Delegation to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, Administrative Assistant
1986 - 1988 - Canadian High Commission, Kingston, Jamica, Administrative Assistant
1988 - 1992 - Canadian Delegation to the OECD, Paris, France, Administrative Assistant
1992 - 1995 - Canadian High Commission, Canberra, Australia, Administrative Assistant
1995 - 1997 - Consular Affairs Division, Consular Assistant
1997 - 1999 - Consular Affairs Division, Consular Officer
Oct. 1999 - Nov. 2002 - Leave of Absence from the Federal Public Service - held office of National President with the PSAC National Component
Nov. 2002 - May 2003 - Consular Affairs Division, Consular Officer
May 2003 - PSAC elected officer
1978 to 1980 - Seasonal Forestry Firefighter, Indian Affairs Canada (INAC), Norman Wells, Northwest Territories
1980 to 1981 - Seasonal Forestry Firefighter, Indian Affairs Canada (INAC), Haines Junction, Yukon Territory
1981 to 1982 - Seasonal Forestry Firefighter, Indian Affairs Canada (INAC), Carmacks, Yukon Territory
1983 to 1990 - Forestry Firefighter, Indian Affairs Canada (INAC), Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
1990 to 1996 - Airport Firefighter, Transport Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
October 1996 to 2000, the Whitehorse Airport was devolved to the Yukon Territorial Government.
2000 to 2007 Regional Executive Vice-President North Region of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (leave without pay for union business).
1983 to 1990 Customs Officer - Canada Customs
1990 to 1991 GST Registration Officer Revenue Canada
1991 to 1998 Customs Officer Revenue Canada
1998 to 2000 Customs Officer Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
2000 to 2007 National Executive Vice-President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (leave without pay for union business).
2007, Représentant régional, Gatineau
C. Lobbying Activity Information
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Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking:
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Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB),
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT),
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC),
Finance Canada (FIN),
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO),
Members of the House of Commons,
Prime Minister's Office (PMO),
Privy Council Office (PCO),
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC),
Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB),
Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB),
Senate of Canada,
Status of Women,
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
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Subject Matter: Areas of Concern:
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Constitutional Issues,
Employment and Training,
Environment,
Fisheries,
Government Procurement,
Health,
Labour,
Taxation and Finance
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Subject Matter: Retrospective:
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The Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Board; Canada Labour Code and the Canada Labour Relations Board; Public Service Employment Act and the Public Service Commission; Public Service Modernization Act; Public Service Superannuation Act; Federal budgets and main estimates; expenditure restraint; child care; health care; Status of Women; pay equity and pay equity laws; human rights including same sex marriage; the gun registry; Gander Weather Station;
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Subject Matter: Prospective:
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In addition to the legislation and programs outlined above, public pensions and pharmacare, training and retraining and environmental issues - underfunding at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and its impact on habitat management, fishery science, enforcement as well as international mail..
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Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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Categories
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Description
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Bill or Resolution
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Bill C-257, an Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, replacement workers.Bill C-31, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Public Service Employment Act.Anti-Terrorism Act 2001, c. 41. Bill C-21, an Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act.
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Policy or Program
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Expenditure cutbacks within Status of Women Canada as announced by the President of the Treasury Board in November 2006 and confirmed in the 2007-2008 main estimates.Public Service Labour Relations Board - appointments.Child Care funding arrangements. Federal budgets and main estimates; expenditure restraint; child care; health care; Status of Women; pay equity and pay equity laws; human rights including same sex marriage; the gun registry; Gander Weather Station; Public pensions and pharmacare, training and retraining and environmental issues including the fishery.
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Legislative Proposal
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The Public Service Labour Relations Act
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