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Lobbying by Centre for Digital Rights: 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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Centre for Digital Rights

Meetings this Parliament
18
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
21
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 12, 2026.

Bills they've lobbied on

Named in their own descriptions of meetings or of their registration. Their words are quoted below each bill.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • Senate of Canada8
  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)5
  • Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)2
  • House of Commons2
  • Prime Minister's Office (PMO)1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jul 6, 2026

Consultant Bill Hearn of Hearn Law

Consultant lobbyists

  • Bill Hearn

Institutions they may lobby: Elections Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • PIPEDA modernization including Bill C-36
  • Bill C-27, Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 - application to federal political parties
  • Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties
  • Bill C-27 Digital Charter Implementation Act and Bill C-65 Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

Registration 777135-362183-8. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Runa Angus · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Anushka Kurian · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    C-36

    PIPEDA modernization including Bill C-36

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Samir Chhabra · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Runa Angus · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jill Paterson · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • David Warsaba · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 1 more
    • Barbara Dourley · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    C-36

    PIPEDA modernization including Bill C-36

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • David Dlab · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Senate of Canada

    C-36

    PIPEDA modernization including Bill C-36

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Andrea Rousseau · Chief of Staff to Mark Schaan, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Runa Angus · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jill Paterson · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Aisha Rob · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 2 more
    • Jeff Vezina · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • David Warsaba · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    PIPEDA modernization

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Mélanie Joly · Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Evan Solomon · Minister of AI, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    PIPEDA modernization

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Philippe Dufresne · Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
    PIPEDA modernization

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Samir Chhabra · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Runa Davis · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Andrea Rousseau · Chief of Staff to Mark Schaan, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 3 more
    • Jill Patterson · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Aisha Rob · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jeffrey Vezina · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties Read more

    PIPEDA modernization

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Pierre Dalphond · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-4

    PIPEDA modernization Read more

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Steven Parkinson · Legislative Director, House of Commons

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
    • Steven Parkinson · Legislative Director, House of Commons

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • David Dlab · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Senate of Canada

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Ross Speer · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Senate of Canada

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Pierre Dalphond · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Philippe Dufresne · Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
    • Sarah Pentney · Chief of Staff, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
    • Marc Chenier · Deputy Commissioner and Senior General Counsel, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
    • Lara Ives · Executive Director, Policy, Research and Parliamentary Affairs, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)

    C-4

    PIPEDA modernization Read more

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Andrew Cardozo · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-4

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Alan Cliff · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    C-4 C-2744-1

    Bill C-27, Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 - application to federal political parties Read more

    Bill C-4, Part 4 - privacy and data protection regimes applicable to federal political parties

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Rick Perkins · Member of Parliament, Conservative, House of Commons

    Privacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    • Rick Perkins · Member of Parliament, Conservative, House of Commons

    Privacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Hearn · Consultant

    Privacy and Access to Information

    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.