Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 240
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 2 of 21 (2008-06-19 to 2008-08-15) 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.
| Corporation: |
Westcoast Energy Inc., dba Spectra Energy Transmission
Suite 2600 425 - 1st Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 3L8 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 403-699-1685 |
| Fax number: | 403-699-1550 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Douglas Bloom, President, SET West |
| Description of activities: | Spectra Energy Transmission is a North American leader in the long-haul transportation and storage of natural gas. For more than three-quarters of a century Spectra Energy Transmission and its predecessor companies have developed the critically important pipelines and related energy infrastructure that connects natural gas supply sources to premium markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company's assets include about 18,000 miles of transmission pipeline and 265 billion cubic feet of storage capacity in the U.S. and Canada. Spectra Energy Transmission also has natural gas gathering, processing and distribution assets and natural gas liquids operations that are among the largest in Canada. |
| The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: |
Spectra Energy Transmission, LLC
5400 Westheimer Court Houston, TX United States of America 77056-5310 |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd.
P.O. Box 1162 1100-1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Partnership P.O. Box 1162 1100-1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 Market Hub Partners Canada L.P. 50 Keil Drive North Chatham, ON Canada N7M 5M1 McMahon Power Holdings Inc. P.O. Box 1162 1100-1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 McMahon Power Holdings Limited Partnership 40 Wellington Row Saint John, NB Canada E2L 4S3 Petroleum Transmission Company Suite 2600, 425 1st Street, SW Fifth Avenue PLace, East Tower Calgary, AB Canada T2P 3L8 Spectra Energy Commercial Trust Suite 2600 425 1st Street SW Calgary, AB Canada T2P 3L8 Spectra Energy Empress L.P. Suite 1100 1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 Spectra Energy Empress Management Inc. Suite 1100 1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 Spectra Energy Facilities Inc. Suite 1100 1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 Spectra Energy Facilities L.P. Suite 2600 425 1st Street SW Calgary, AB Canada T2P 3L8 Spectra Energy Income Fund Suite 1100 1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 Spectra Energy Midstream Corporation Suite 900 1959 Upper Water Street Halifax, NS Canada B3J 2X2 St. Clair Pipelines (1996) Ltd. 50 Keil Drive North Chatham, ON Canada N7M 5M1 St. Clair Pipelines L.P. 50 Keil Drive North Chatham, ON Canada N7M 5M1 St. Clair Pipelines Management Inc. P.O. Box 1162 1100-1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 Union Gas Limited 50 Keil Drive North Chatham, ON Canada N7M 5M1 Westcoast Gas Services Inc. P.O. Box 1162 1100-1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3R5 |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Troy Adams |
| Position title: | Director, Business Development |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Douglas Bloom |
| Position title: | President, Spectra Energy Transmission West |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Doug Haughey |
| Position title: | Group Vice President, Spectra Energy Transmission |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Dennis Hebert |
| Position title: | General Manager, Canadian Taxes |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Tony Irwin |
| Position title: | Manager, Climate Change |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Kirsten Jaron |
| Position title: | Director, Ojay Project |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Mike Kelly |
| Position title: | Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Services |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Sue Malcolm |
| Position title: | Director, Public Affairs, Community and Aboriginal Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Sarah McCullough |
| Position title: | Director, Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David Moffatt |
| Position title: | Senior Project Manager |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Bruce Pydee |
| Position title: | Vice President, Government Relations & General Counsel |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Duane Rae |
| Position title: | Vice President, Spectra Energy Transmission - West; President, Midstream Division |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | John Turner |
| Position title: | Manager, Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gary Weilinger |
| Position title: | Vice President, Spectra Energy Transmission - West; President, BC Pipeline and Field Services Division |
| 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, Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), 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: | Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Communications with respect to activities of Spectra Energy Transmission's (formerly Duke Energy Gas Transmission's) western operations, including the company's actions with respect to climate change and Aboriginal Relations. Communications with respect to the federal regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions, including development of carbon capture and storage projects in Canada. Communications with respect to Bill C-415. | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Continued participation in industry consultation with respect to the federal regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions. Continued communications with respect to Bill C-415 (Replacement Workers). | ||||||||
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