Lobbying by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids): its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
Laura LeBel · Advocacy Lead, Child Health Policy AcceleratorFormer designated public office holder
Formerly Director of Policy, Office of the Government Representative, Senate of Canada (2023–2026)
Formerly Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada (2019–2021)
Formerly Senior Policy and Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Office of the Minister of Public Safety, Public Safety Canada (2018–2019)
Formerly Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Democratic Institutions, Privy Council Office (2016–2018)
Brian Smith · Director, International Affairs, Global Child Health
Charlotte Moore Hepburn · Staff Physician
Chris Carew · Director of Strategy, Finance and Administration, Paediatrics
Christo Hall · Senior Policy Advisor
Daria Lisus · Senior Policy Advisor
David Malkin · Senior Staff Oncologist
Ellie Adler · Research Program Manager
Gwendolyn Moncrieff-Gould · Policy Lead, Child Health Policy Accelerator
Jasmine Lee · Senior Policy Advisor
Jeff Mainland · Vice-President, Strategy, Performance & Communications
Jim Whitlock · Head, Haematology/Oncology
Meredith Irwin · Paediatrican-in-Chief
Reshma Patel · Clinical Research Project Coordinator
Ronald Cohn · President & CEO
Stephen Scherer · Chief of Research
Young Lee · Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (4)Hide details
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children, including the passage of C-265, an Act to Amend the Food and Drugs Act.
Supporting the introduction and passing of legislation that would increase protections for children and youth online, including the passage of C-34, the Safe Social Media Act.
Encouraging the development and strengthening of legislation and regulations that limit children's access to nicotine.
Engaging federal partners on the national and international role that SickKids plays in child health care, research and education.
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.Read more
Supporting the introduction and passing of legislation that would increase protections for children and youth online.
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.Read more
Supporting the introduction and passing of legislation that would increase protections for children and youth online.
Shahad Khalladi · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Jibril Hussein · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.Read more
Supporting the introduction and passing of legislation that would increase protections for children and youth online.
Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.
David Lee · Chief Regulatory Officer, Health Canada (HC)
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.
Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.Read more
Supporting the introduction and passing of legislation that would increase protections for children and youth online.
Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons
Andrew Evans · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.
Working with federal partners to streamline Health Canada policies and processes related to clinical trials and drug authorization specific to children.
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.
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