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Lobbying by DIAGEO Canada Inc.: 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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Corporation

DIAGEO Canada Inc.

Meetings this Parliament
5
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
29
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jan 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Jul 1, 2026

Filed by Michael Samoszewski, General Manager

Lobbyists

  • Liz Nathalie Lell · Head of Policy and Public Affairs

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Belledune Port Authority, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Halifax Port Authority, Hamilton Port Authority, Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Montreal Port Authority, Nanaimo Port Authority, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Oshawa Port Authority, Port Alberni Port Authority, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Prince Rupert Port Authority, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Quebec Port Authority, Saguenay Port Authority, Saint John Port Authority, Senate of Canada, Sept-Iles Port Authority, St. John's Port Authority, Thunder Bay Port Authority, Toronto Port Authority, Transport Canada (TC), Trois-Rivieres Port Authority, VIA Rail Canada, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver), Windsor Port Authority, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (8)
  • Engaging with the Ministry of Transport on supply chain matters and impact on business operations.
  • Trade policy as it relates to the import and export of spirits (EU and UK Free Trade Agreements; Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement)
  • Tax policy on alcohol related to the enabling environment and competitiveness of spirits (addressing the impact of the escalator excise tax on the alcohol industry)
  • Policy affecting women and gender equality, as it relates to empowering women and promoting the representation of women in the food & beverages industry
  • Interprovincial trade barriers related to the spirits business, including e-commerce/direct-to-consumer
  • Environmental policy as it relates to the alcohol industry; measures on plastic/polyethylene terephthalate, carbon, recycling (extended producer responsibility programs)
  • Engaging with Ministry of Transportation, Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada and Foreign Affairs on WHO’s Global Alcohol Strategy and actions undertaken by the industry in Canada to reduce harmful drinking
  • Agriculture policy as it relates to promoting sustainable agriculture

Registration 962591-370246-14. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Jodi Rumble (24), Michael Samoszewski (5).

  • Reported by Michael Samoszewski · In-house (corporation)

    Interprovincial trade barriers related to the spirits business, including e-commerce/direct-to-consumer

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Samoszewski · In-house (corporation)

    Interprovincial trade barriers related to the spirits business, including e-commerce/direct-to-consumer

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Samoszewski · In-house (corporation)

    Interprovincial trade barriers related to the spirits business, including e-commerce/direct-to-consumer

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Samoszewski · In-house (corporation)

    • Galen Richardson · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
    • Miro Froehlich · Policy Advisor, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
    Interprovincial trade barriers related to the spirits business, including e-commerce/direct-to-consumer

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Samoszewski · In-house (corporation)

    • Zachary Archambault · Executive Director, Technical Barriers and Regulations Division, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jean-Francois Marion · Deputy Director, Technical Barriers and Regulations Division, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Interprovincial trade barriers related to the spirits business, including e-commerce/direct-to-consumer

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Pierre Marier · Executive Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Michael Mosier · Director, Trade and Tariff Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Axel Ndayisaba · Director, Trade Negotiations Division, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Trade policy as it relates to the import and export of spirits (EU and UK Free Trade Agreements; Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement)

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Claude DeBellefeuille · Member of Parliament
    • Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Trade policy as it relates to the import and export of spirits (EU and UK Free Trade Agreements; Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement)

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Doug Forsyth · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Mike Mosier · Director, Trade and Tariff Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Axel Ndayisaba · Director, Trade Negotiations Division, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Trade policy as it relates to the import and export of spirits (EU and UK Free Trade Agreements; Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement)

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Jay Allen · Minister (Economic), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Zuhur Daud · Counsellor (Agriculture), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Trade policy as it relates to the import and export of spirits (EU and UK Free Trade Agreements; Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement)

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    Tax policy on alcohol related to the enabling environment and competitiveness of spirits (addressing the impact of the escalator excise tax on the alcohol industry) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Julie Harb · Senior Policy Advisor to Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
    Engaging with the Ministry of Transport on supply chain matters and impact on business operations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Bryce McRae · Stakeholder Relations Manager, House of Commons

    IndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Dylan Bissonnette · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Mark Allen · Director General, North America, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Mary-Catherine Speirs · Director General, North America Trade Policy and Negotiations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Catherine Gosselin · Director, Trade Negotiations - North America Division, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Megan Nichols · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Dany Drouin · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Tracey Spack · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Shannon Castellarin · Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    and 2 more
    • Megan Hamilton · Head, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Véronique Maltais · Senior Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Julia Duncan · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Nathan Bessner · Senior Policy Advisor, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Jean-Francois Marion · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Virginie Cloutier-Maillet · Senior Trade Policy Officer, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Lena Auneau · Trade Policy Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    IndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Doug Forsyth · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Claude DeBellefeuille · Member of Parliament
    • Charles Gascon · Adjoint parlementaire, House of Commons

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Peter MacFadzean · Senior Innovation Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Eric Bourbonnais · Director, Investment Opportunities, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mathilde Mbom · Senior Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jacoba Mol · Junior Policy Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 2 more
    • Wilbene Cenatus · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Fawaz Fakim · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Peter MacFadzean · Senior Innovation Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Jessie Pierre · Director of Policy, Minister's Office, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jodi Rumble · In-house (corporation)

    • Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    EnvironmentInternal Trade

    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.