Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 2 (2006-07-19 to 2006-12-29) 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.
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Railpower Hybrid Technologies Corp.
2021 Peninsula Drive Erie, PA 16506-2980 United States of America |
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| Telephone number: | 403-668-7831 | ||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Gary Eelman, Executive Vice President | ||||||
| Description of activities: | Railpower designs fuel efficient power plants for the transportation industry, primarily locomotives. Railpower's power plants consist of either a hybrid of batteries combined with a small diesel engine or multiple diesel engines. | ||||||
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. | ||||||
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. | ||||||
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Railpower Hybrid Technologies Corp.
2021 Peninsula Drive Erie, PA United States of America 16506-2980 |
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| 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? | Yes | ||||||
| End date of the corporation's last completed financial year: | 2005-12-31 | ||||||
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| Name: | Julia Fletcher |
| Position title: | Director, Emissions & Environmental Initiatives (Canada) |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Industry Canada, 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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Informal communications, Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | At the end of November 2005, in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers, Julia Fletcher of Railpower Technologies met with several Members of Parliament of the New Democratic Party on Parliament Hill to discuss numerous issues related to the railroad industry including the environmental technologies available in the railroad industry and why there should be increased funding to promote the use of those technologies, and that railroads are taxed more than other comparable industries.Met with Environment Canada to inform Environment Canada of the environmentally friendly technologies available in the rail transportation industry. No elected officials were in attendance.On October 24, Julia Fletcher participated in "Rail Day on the Hill" with the Railway Association of Canada." Several meetings of approximately one half hour in duration of 4 to 5 people from the railway industry were arranged with Members of Parliament and Senators to discuss financial issues facing the railway industry and to communicate the strides that the railway industry has made to become more environmentally friendly and why there should be more financial support to help Railroads implement environmentally friendly technology. Julia Fletcher was scheduled to meet with MP Ed Fast although she was unable to attend that meeting. Julia Fletcher did meet with MPs Don Bell of North Vancouver, BC and Vic Toews, Minister of Justice, of Provencher, Manitoba, and Senator Mac Harb. | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | In conjunction with the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers Advocacy Committee, raise awareness about environmentally friendly technologies available to the railroad and transportation industry and promote increased government funding for those technologies. Communicate with the ministries of Environment, Finance, Industry, and Transport when possible through in-person meetings, telephone, mail and e-mail.As of November 17, 2006 Railpower will cease to continue formal lobbying activities. | ||||||
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