Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 1 (2004-11-12 to 2005-06-10) 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: |
THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE REFORM OF MARIJUANA LAWS IN CANADA
593-C BANK STREET OTTAWA, ON K1S 3T4 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-230-1937 |
| Fax number: | 253-484-4421 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | TIM MEEHAN, SECRETARY |
| Description of the organization's activities: | NORML CANADA DOES NOT ADVOCATE OR ENCOURAGE THE USE OF MARIJUANA, BUT BELIEVES THAT THE PRESENT POLICY OF DISCOURAGEMENT THROUGH THE USE OF CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAW HAS BEEN EXCESSIVELY COSTLY AND HARMFUL TO BOTH SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL. NORML CANADA IS A NON-PROFIT, PUBLIC INTEREST, MEMBER OPERATED AND FUNDED GROUP, CHARTERED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IN CANADA SINCE 1978, WORKING AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO ELIMINATE ALL CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PRIVATE MARIJUANA USE, THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL CHALLENGES. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THERE ARE FOUR CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE CORPORTATION:A) GENERAL MEMBERS; B) STUDENT MEMBERS; C) LIFE MEMBERS; AND D) PRISONERS SERVING TIME IN FEDERAL OR PROVINCIAL PRISONS. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | MIKE FOSTER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PHILLIPE LUCAS |
| Position title: | CHAIR, MEDICAL MARIJUANA DIVISION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JODY PRESSMAN |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BORIS ST-MAURICE |
| Position title: | CHAIR, FRANCOPHONIE DIVISION |
| 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: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Health Canada (HC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Transport Canada (TC) |
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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, Arts and Culture, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Education, Environment, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Tourism |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | INFORMAL COMMUNICATION AND MEETING WITH LOCAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND/OR ELECTION CANDIDATES. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | FORMAL COMMUNICATION AND MEETING WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO DISCUSSS PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO THE CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT, THE CONTRAVENTIONS ACT, THE CRIMINAL CODE AND THE CANADA EVIDENCE ACT. |