Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Health
- Industry
- Science and Technology
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Share patient groups perspectives on national pharmacare proposals (follow-up from the Health Committee's report and the ongoing work of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare)
Policies or Program
- Ensure patient organizations are consulted and provided feedback during the proposed creation of the Canadian Drug Agency as outlined in Budget 2019.
- Provide feedback on Budget 2019's proposal for a national strategy for high-cost drugs for rare diseases.
- Provide feedback on the Government of Canada's response to COVID-19 to address the potential exacerbation of drug shortages.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Meet with federal officials to discuss Canada's response to the proposed bulk importation of medications from Canada to the United States.
- Recommend that the government and regulators adopt proactive approaches to communicating drug supply and shortages issues and measures to address them.
- Recommend that the new powers for the Health Minister in the Food and Drug Act governing drug supplies should be extended past their September 2020 expiry date and be made permanent.
- Share patient groups perspectives on drug pricing issues and access to medications/vaccines/clinical trials, specifically regulations and guidelines related to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
Regulation
- Request to delay implementation of the federal PMPRB regulations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic allowing all stakeholders to focus efforts on dealing with the public health emergency.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.
Government Institutions
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
Client Details
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
Client Contact Information
Address:
278 Markland Drive
Torontno, ON M9C 1R7
Canada
Telephone number:
416-917-3338
Client representative
Paulette Eddy, Executive Director
Parent Company Information
Best Medicines Coalition / Coalition pour de meilleurs medicaments is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition Members Information
- Alliance for Access to Psychiatric Medicines
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278 Markland Drive
Toronto, ON M9C 1R7
Canada
- Arthritis Consumer Experts
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#210 - 1529 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 1R1
Canada
- Asthma Canada
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124 Merton St., Suite 401
Toronto, ON M4S 2Z2
Canada
- Better Pharmacare Coalition (B.C.)
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11791 80A Ave.
Delta, BC V4C 1Z1
Canada
- Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada / La fondation canadienne des tumeurs cérébrales
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620 Colborne St 301
London, ON N6B 3R9
Canada
- Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance / Alliance Canadienne des Arthritiques
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204 Gerrard St. E
Toronto, ON M5A 2E6
Canada
- Canadian Association of Psoriasis Patients
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223 Colonnade Rd S., Unit 111
Ottawa, ON K1E 7K3
Canada
- Canadian Breast Cancer Network / Réseau canadien du cancer du sein
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331 Cooper Street, Suite 602
Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5
Canada
- Canadian Cancer Survivor Network
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1750 Courtwood Crescent, Suite 210
Ottawa, ON K2C 2B5
Canada
- Canadian Council of the Blind
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20 James Street, Suite 100
Ottawa, ON K2P 0T6
Canada
- Canadian Epilepsy Alliance / L’Alliance Canadienne de l’Épilepsie
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468 Queen St. East, Suite 210
Toronto, ON M5A 1T7
Canada
- Canadian Hemophilia Society / Société Canadienne de l'Hémophilie
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666 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 301
Montreal, QC H3A 1E7
Canada
- Canadian Mental Health Association
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250 Dundas St. West, Suite 500
Toronto, ON M5T 2Z5
Canada
- Canadian PKU & Allied Disorders
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260 Adelaide Street East, Suite 180
Toronto, ON M5A 1N1
Canada
- Canadian Psoriasis Network
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328 Bartlett Ave.
Toronto, ON M6H 3G7
Canada
- Canadian Skin Patient Alliance / l'Alliance canadienne des patients en dermatologie
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223 Colonnade Rd S., Unit 111
Ottawa, ON K2E 7K3
Canada
- Canadian Spondylitis Association
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Care of: 278 Markland Drive
Toronto, ON M9C 1R7
Canada
- Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
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600-60 St. Clair Avenue East
Toronto, ON M4T 1N5
Canada
- Cystic Fibrosis Canada
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2323 Yonge Street, Suite 800
Toronto, ON M4P 2C9
Canada
- Fighting Blindness Canada
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890 Yonge St., 12th Floor
Toronto, ON M4W 3P4
Canada
- Health Coalition of Alberta
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Care of: 278 Markland Drive
Toronto, ON M9C 1R7
Canada
- Huntington Society of Canada
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20 Erb St. W, Suite 801
Waterloo, ON N2L 1T2
Canada
- Hypertension Canada
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151 Frederick Street, Suite 400
Markham, ON L3R 9Y5
Canada
- Kidney Cancer Canada / Cancer du rein Canada
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250 University Avenue, Suite 247
Toronto, ON M5H 3E5
Canada
- Lymphoma Canada / Lymphome Canada
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6860 Century Avenue, Suite 202
Mississauga, ON L5N 2W5
Canada
- Millions Missing Canada
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Care of: 278 Markland Drive
Toronto, ON M9C 1R7
Canada
- Ovarian Cancer Canada / Cancer de l'ovaire Canada
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145 Front St E, #205
Toronto, ON M5A 1E3
Canada
- Parkinson Society Canada / Parkinson Canada
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200 Colonnade Rd S, #1
Nepean, ON K2E 7M1
Canada
Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information
The activities of Best Medicines Coalition / Coalition pour de meilleurs medicaments are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Best Medicines Coalition / Coalition pour de meilleurs medicaments does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyist Details
WILLIAM DEMPSTER
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Public offices held
Business address:
150 Metcalfe Street
Suite 604
OTTAWA, ON K2P 1P1
Canada
Telephone number:
613-614-0283
Fax number:
613-249-3645
Consultant Firm and Address
Firm:
3Sixty Public Affairs Inc. / 3Sixty Public Affairs Inc.
Address:
150 Metcalfe Street
Suite 604
Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1
Canada
Telephone number:
613-800-8340
Fax number:
613-800-8343