Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 12 (1997-09-26 to 1998-04-28) 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.
| Organization: |
CANADIAN TAXPAYERS FEDERATION
512 - 130 ALBERT STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5G4 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-234-6554 |
| Fax number: | 613-234-7748 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | WALTER ROBINSON, FEDERAL DIRECTOR |
| Description of the organization's activities: | FEDERALLY INCORPORATED, NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT, ORGANIZATION WHICH PROMOTES THE RESPONSIBLE AND EFFICIENT USE OF TAX DOLLARS. WE ACT AS A WATCHDOG ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING, ADVOCATE FISCAL AND DEMOCRATIC REFORMS, AND MOBILIZE TAXPAYERS TO EXERCISE THEIR DEMOCRATIC RESPONSIBILITIES. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | OUR MEMBERSHIP (SUPPORTER BASE) IS MADE UP OF A CROSS SECTION OF TAXPAYERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY RANGING FROM CORPORATE MEMBERS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS MAN, TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | BRIAN KELCEY |
| Position title: | PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR -- ONTARIO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TROY LANIGAN |
| Position title: | PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR -- BC |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARK MILKE |
| Position title: | PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR -- ALBERTA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WALTER ROBINSON |
| Position title: | FEDERAL DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | VICTOR VRSNIK |
| Position title: | PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR -- MANITOBA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), National Film Board (NFB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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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, Other types: SURVERYS, PETITIONS, CONFERENCES, PAID ADVERTISING, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Financial Institutions, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | SUBMISSIONS AND/OR STUDIES ON CANADA PENSION PLAN, BALANCED BUDGET/TAXPAYER PROTECTION LEGISLATION, PRE-BUDGET 1998, SMALL BUSINESS LOANS, INDUSTRY CANADA SUBSIDIES, EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AT PUBLIC WORKS AND DND, AND ABORIGINAL FUNDING. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | SUBMISSIONS, STUDIES AND PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS CONCERNING THRONE SPEECH INITIATIVE, CPP REFORMS, DIAND FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MP COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMISSION, WHISTLE-BLOWER LEGISLATION (TREASURY BOARD), LEVELS OF PERSONAL AND CORPORATE TAXATION, INDUSTRY CANADA ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. |