Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - Consultant

Center for Science in the Public Interest / BILL JEFFERY, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: Center for Science in the Public Interest
Previous client names
Lobbyist name: BILL JEFFERY, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 1998-06-19
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778416-998

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 27

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 3 of 11 (2008-04-14 to 2009-11-03)

Version 3 of 11 (2008-04-14 to 2009-11-03) 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: BILL JEFFERY    Lobbyist business address
Consulting firm: self-employed
SUITE 2701 CTTC BUILDING, 1125 COLONEL BY DRIVE
OTTAWA, ON  K1S 5R1
Canada
Position: National Coordinator
Telephone number: 613-244-7337  
Fax number: 613-244-1559  
 
Former public office holder: Yes
Payment is contingent on the success of the undertaking: No

B. Information about Client

Client: Center for Science in the Public Interest
Suite 300, 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20009-5728
United States of America
Telephone number: 202-332-9110  Ext.: 337
Fax number: 202-265-4954  
 
Client Representative: Bruce Silverglade
 
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: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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: Agriculture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Fisheries, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Tourism
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Advertising directed at children
Bill or Resolution Bill C-251 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning labels regarding the consumption of alcohol)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-283 An Act to Amend the Food and Drugs Act (nutrition labelling);
Bill or Resolution Bill C-328 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids).
Bill or Resolution C-414 An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Food and Drugs Act (child protection against advertising exploitation);
Policy or Program Childhood obesity
Policy or Program Disease prevention
Policy or Program Fiscal policies
Policy or Program Food issues generally, as our organization may sometimes be called upon by government officials to give opinions on emerging issues or transient media concerns.
Policy or Program Food labelling
Regulation Natural Health Product Regulations
Policy or Program Other standards for international trade in food
Policy or Program Policy or Program related to the promotion of healthy living through improved diet and increased physical activity
Policy or Program Reduction in the amounts of salt added to manufactured and restaurant foods
Policy or Program Revisions to Canada's Food Guide
Legislative Proposal The Excise Tax Act (related to taxes on food);
Regulation The Food and Drug Regulations (related to food composition, food safety, food additives, and nutrition).
Policy or Program The Integrated Pan Canadian Healthy Living Strategy
Policy or Program Urging that more funds be available for effective programs to improve diet




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