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Lobbying by Diabetes Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Diabetes Canada

Meetings this Parliament
7
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
44
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 21, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Feb 19, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Laura Syron, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Glenn Thibeault · Executive Director, Government Affairs & Policy Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Member of Parliament, House of Commons, House of Commons (2008–2015)

  • Grant Maltman · Banting Museum Curator
  • Joan King · Director, Government Relations
  • Laura Syron · President and CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Increase funds for diabetes in the Federal Budget specifically to increase funds directed to the Framework for Diabetes in Canada its components and a strategy to reflect growth in diabetes prevalence and cost.
  • Bill C-64 - An Act Respecting Pharmacare
  • Increase Federal funding for Diabetes Research - work directed towards increasing funding to federal granting councils, in particular CIHR through the Federal Budget.
  • Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative - work towards making funding for this Initiative permanent. (Previous work directed towards continuation of funding beyond 2010).

Registration 946429-12774-61. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Randeep Sarai · Member of Parliament
    • Branden Leslie · Member of Parliament
    • Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Carolyn Bennett · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    and 1 more
    • Eshan Naik · Director of Policy, House of Commons

    BudgetHealthScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Alexey Kondakov · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons

    HealthMedia

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Hartling · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Bianca Hossain · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Kirsty Duncan · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Nafekh · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Nafekh · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Nafekh · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Nafekh · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Nafekh · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Nafekh · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Nafekh · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Jessica Morrison · Director of Policy, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Laura Syron · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Nafekh · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Pam Turpin · Executive Director, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.