Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 32 (2007-10-16 to 2008-04-23) 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.
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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
1240 Bay Street, Suite 600 Toronto, ON M5B 2A7 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-595-1666 Ext.: 229 | ||||||||||
| Fax number: | 416-595-0094 | ||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Richard Elliott, Executive Director | ||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally. We accomplish this through research, legal and policy analysis, education, advocacy, and community mobilization. | ||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The organization's members are front-line AIDS service organizations, other service-providers and community-based organizations, other organizations working on HIV/AIDS and/or human rights and legal issues, legal service providers, and other individuals and organizations interested in HIV/AIDS and particularly legal and human rights issues related to the epidemic, mostly in Canada. | ||||||||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2007-03-31 | ||||||||||
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| Name: | Sandra Chu |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Richard Elliott |
| Position title: | Executive Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Leon Mar |
| Position title: | Director of Communications |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Richard Pearshouse |
| Position title: | Director, Research & Policy |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Alison Symington |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) | ||||||||||||||
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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, Constitutional Issues, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Science and Technology | ||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | January 2007: Sent a letter and brief report to all members of Parliament regarding the report of the House of Commons Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws.January 2007: Sent a letter and submissions regarding Canada's Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) to Health Canada and Industry Canada, in response to public consultation process inviting submissions from interested parties.March 2007: Meeting with managers in HIV/AIDS Division of the Public Health Agency of Canada to discuss variety of matters related to implementation of the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada, including funding programs under said InitiativeMarch 2007: Letter sent, jointly with several other NGOs, to the Minister for International Cooperation regarding measures by Canada to support global goal of universal access to HIV prevention, care and treatment by 2010March 2007: Sent letter to all MPs and Senators regarding Budget 2007, specifically re: elements of government plans with respect to addressing use of illicit drugs through a new "National Anti-Drug Strategy"April 2007: Executive Director attended national "HIV Prevention Forum" organized by Public Health Agency of Canada in OttawaApril 2007: In collaboration with the North-South Institute, co-hosted an international expert meeting in Ottawa on a range of issues related to intellectual property and access to medicines, including discussion of possible reforms to Canada's Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR). Meeting attendees including officials from Health Canada, Industry Canada, CIDA and DFAIT.April/May 2007: Meetings in person and by telephone with various MPs from various parties who were either members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology or were otherwise engaged in discussions of Canada's Access to Medicines Regime. Contact with Committee's researcher from the Library of Parliament regarding issues raised before the Committee and organization's submission to the Committtee.July 2007: Letter to DFAIT regarding Canada's inclusion of intellectual property provisions in bilateral FTA negotiations.July 2007: Letter, sent joinly with North-South Institute, to Industry Minister and Health Minister regarding outcomes of April 2007 international expert consultation on intellectual property and access to medicines, including CAMR.September 2007: At CIDA's request, participated in a telephone interview regarding experiences with receiving CIDA project funding.September 2007: Repeated inquiries by phone and e-mail to program officers of HIV/AIDS Division within Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) regarding timeline for decision on funding application submitted for funding under Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada. | ||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | For September 17, 2007 to March 17, 2008:Ongoing communications with federal politicians and civil servants on a range of issues related to HIV/AIDS and human rights, including (but not limited to):- Canada's Access to Medicines Regime- National Anti-Drug Strategy- Insite, Vancouver's supervised injection facility- HIV/AIDS in federal correctional institutions- Reform of Criminal Code provisions regarding sex work- Canada's financial contributions, and policy positions internationally, to support response to global HIV/AIDS pandemic, including matters falling within the purview of DFAIT, Health Canada, Industry Canada, CIDA, and Finance. | ||||||||||||||
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