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Lobbying by Great Lakes and St-Lawrence Cities Initiative: 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

Great Lakes and St-Lawrence Cities Initiative

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
7
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 22, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Apr 10, 2026

Filed by Jonathan Altenberg, President/CEO

Lobbyists

  • Gabriel Alves · Senior Manager Canadian Policy and Public Affairs
  • Phillipe Murphy-Rhéaume · Director

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, International Joint Commission (IJC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Public Safety Canada (PS), Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Encouraging the federal government to include a "freshwater" pillar in its Blue Economy strategy centred on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.
  • Encouraging the federal government to become more actively involved and partner with municipal governments to protect the Great Lakes and St Lawernce region environment.
  • Encourage the federal government to take measures to protect shoreline zones of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Working with federal & provincial governments on develop new programming, policies, & regulations that affect local governments abilities to implement Climate Adaptation initiatives.
  • Economic Transformation - Building upon federal initiatives and changing Canadian and American government policy work regarding A) Industry Transformation - Attracting Green & Blue industry to the Great Lakes/ St Lawrence region and helping existing business adapt. B) Waterfront Transformation - economic revitalization and equitable community access C) Energy Transformation - Implementing clean, renewable energy as economy & society transitions to non carbon based electric D) Transportation & Mobility Transformation - expanding sustainable, integrated (multi-mobile, active), water-based, mobility systems for goods and people (Short sea shipping & tourism)

Registration 950548-370664-10. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jonathan Altenberg · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Green · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Yasir Naqv · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    Encouraging the federal government to become more actively involved and partner with municipal governments to protect the Great Lakes and St Lawernce region environment. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Altenberg · In-house (organization)

    • Harjit Sajjan · Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Encourage the federal government to take measures to protect shoreline zones of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Working with federal & provincial governments on develop new programming, policies, & regulations that affect local governments abilities to implement Climate Adaptation initiatives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Altenberg · In-house (organization)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Encourage the federal government to take measures to protect shoreline zones of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Working with federal & provincial governments on develop new programming, policies, & regulations that affect local governments abilities to implement Climate Adaptation initiatives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Altenberg · In-house (organization)

    • Chad Collins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Altenberg · In-house (organization)

    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Altenberg · In-house (organization)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Altenberg · In-house (organization)

    • Sébastien Beaupré-Huot · Minister Exempt Staff, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Jessica Fullerton · Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    EnvironmentInfrastructure

    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.