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Canadian National Railway registers federal lobbyists
Canadian Lobbyist Registry, May 6, 2010,
May 7th, 2010
  

CNR has registered James Foote, Sean Finn, Eric Harvey, Timothy Koerner, David Miller, Jean Patenaude, Louise Smolska, and Sandra Wood to lobby the Canadian government.

They will lobby the following federal departments and organizations:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada (EC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), House of Commons, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Industry Canada (IC), Office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board of Canada (TBS)

They will lobby the federal government with respect to:

  • Advocating for a system of carbon credits and trading
  • Atlantic Gateway Initiative regarding infrastructure and rail transportation
  • Bill C-415 and C-236, An Act to amend the Labour Code (replacement workers) regarding federally regulated railway workers
  • Bill C-56, An Act to Amend the Transport of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 regarding rail transportation
  • Bill C-61, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of railway operations related to rail service
  • C-539, An Act to Amend the Canada Transportation Act (vibration and noise) regarding rail operations and allowable noise
  • Funding Contribution agreement for Remote Rail Passenger service (Transport Canada) regarding northern Ontario passenger service
  • Future status of government owned port facilities
  • Implementation of the Rail Safety Act Review regarding all aspects of rail safety
  • Ongoing first nations land claim negotiations related to the Port of Prince Rupert
  • Pacific Gateway Initiative regarding infrastructure and rail transportation
  • Review of Pension Benefit Standards Act and regulations with respect to defined benefit pension plan requirement
  • Transport Canada Review of Railway Service regarding all aspects of the review
  • Via Rail infrastructure as it pertains to infrastructure funding
  • The original posting is online.

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