Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 3 (2003-06-24 to 2004-01-08) 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: |
HEALTH ACTION LOBBY
350 SPARKS STREET, SUITE 402 OTTAWA, ON K1R 7S8 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-932-1888 |
| Fax number: | 416-932-9708 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | PAMELA FRALICK, CO-CHAIR |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE HEALTH ACTION LOBBY IS A COALITION OF HEALTH AND CONSUMER GROUPS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND STRENGTHENING CANADA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE HEALTH ACTION LOBBY IS COMPOSED OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING VARIOUS HEALTH PROFESSIONS, PARTICULAR POPULATION GROUPS, SPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUES AND DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THESE ASSOCIATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY CARE, THE CANADIAN HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, THECANADIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, THE CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CANADA, THE CANADIAN AIDS SOCIETY, THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS, THE CANADIANS PRACTICAL NURSES ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS, THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS, THE CANADIAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS ASSOCIATION, THE DIETITIANS OF CANADA, THE CANADIAN DRUG MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN HOME CARE ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN REGISTER OF HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, THE ONTARIO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSES ASSOCIATON, THE CANADIAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVES, THE CANADIAN DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF CANADA, THE CANADIAN PALLIATIVE CARE ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH, THE CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE AND THE CANADIAN TREATMENT ADVOCATES COUNCIL. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | JANET DAVIES |
| Position title: | SECRETARIAT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PAMELA FRALICK |
| Position title: | CO-CHAIR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GASTON LEVAC |
| Position title: | CO-CHAIR & SECRETARIAT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHARON SHOLZBERG-GRAY |
| Position title: | CO-CHAIR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Privy Council Office (PCO) |
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Health, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | HEALTH CARE FUNDING; FEDERAL ROLE IN HEALTH; FEDERAL FUNDING MECHANISMS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE/IMPACT OF GATS ON HEALTH CARE CONTINUUM AND REGULATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | FEDERAL ROLE IN HEALTH; HEALTH CARE FINANCING OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCES |