Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 2 (2006-03-17 to 2006-10-04) 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.
| Corporation: |
Vote Marriage Canada
46-509 Commissioners Rd. W. London, ON N6J 1Y5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 519-495-4655 |
| Fax number: | 866-855-9819 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Pat O'Brien, Executive Director |
| Description of activities: | Vote Marriage Canada is not for profit organization working with Canadians from coast to coast to lobby MPs to vote for re-opening the marriage issue so that the definition of marriage will be restored to one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. Throughout human history and across all societies and cultures, marriage between a man and woman has been the fundamental and essential foundation of strong families. Strong families have always been the foundation oa all healthy and successful societies. We also have a keen interest in other moral issues such as age of consent, polygamy, legalization of prostitution, euthanasia and abortion. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| 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? | No |
| Name: | Pat O'Brien |
| Position title: | Executive Director |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons | ||||
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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: | Justice and Law Enforcement | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Pat O'Brien has met with several MPs including the Justice Minister to encourage a proper democratic process be followed to help give a fair hearing on the marriage issue and a report to MPs to help in their future vote on the issue of restoring the traditional definition of marriage. | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Pat O'Brien will continue to meet with MPs and Senators to provide them with information to convince them to support the restoring of the definition of traditional marriage. He will also at times speak of concern over other moral issues such as polygamy, age of consent, legalization of prostitution, abortion and euthanasia. | ||||
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