Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Western Canadian Shippers' Coalition / David Montpetit, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Western Canadian Shippers' Coalition
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: David Montpetit, President & CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1999-01-26
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 899282-520

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 346

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 25

Version 14 of 45 (2006-03-02 to 2006-12-22)

Version 14 of 45 (2006-03-02 to 2006-12-22) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: WESTERN CANADIAN SHIPPERS COALITION
31 Centennial Parkway
Delta, BC  V4L 2C3
Canada
Telephone number: 604-943-8984
Fax number: 604-943-8936  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: IAN D MAY, CHAIRMAN  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The WCSC provides the views of its members to members of parliament and relevant government employees on the subject of transportation legislation and policy.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: The WCSC is comprised of bulk commodity shippers located west of the Manitoba/Ontario border.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: IAN MAY
Position title: CHAIRMAN
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Finance Canada (FIN), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Correspondence and meetings with members of the Standing Committee on Transport concerning the content of Bill C-44 - An Act to amend the Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act, to enact the Via Rail Canada Act and to make consequential amentments to other acts
Subject Matter: Prospective: Further correspondence and meetings with a number of western MP's on the content of Bill C-44 and the broader topic of a competitive rail freight system.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill C-44 - An Act to amend the Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act, to enact the Via Rail Canada Act and to make consequential amentments to other acts




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