Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - Consultant

MDS Inc. / Douglas Cannon, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: MDS Inc.
Lobbyist name: Douglas Cannon, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 2006-02-20
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 779467-6377

Version 1 of 1 (2006-02-20 to 2006-12-22)

Version 1 of 1 (2006-02-20 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. Registrant

Consultant lobbyist name: Douglas Cannon    Lobbyist business address
Consulting firm: McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Box 48, Suite 4700, TD Bank Tower
Toronto, ON  M5K 1E6
Canada
Position: Lawyer
Telephone number: 416-601-7815  
Fax number: 416-868-0673  
 
Former public office holder: No
Payment is contingent on the success of the undertaking: No

B. Information about Client

Client: MDS Inc.
100 International Blvd.
Toronto, ON  M5W 6J6
Canada
Telephone number: 416-675-7661
 
Client Representative: Mark Witkowski
 
Parent: The client is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition: The client is not a coalition.
Subsidiary: The client does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Individual, organization or corporation: The client'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 client funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Finance Canada (FIN)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Taxation and Finance
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985 (5th Supp.), c. 1, ss. 13(7)(e) and 14(5); re: July 18, 2005 draft legislation.




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