Lobbying by VARD Marine: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
Formerly Director of Caucus Services & Operations, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2016–2021)
Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)
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Arranging meetings with public office holders and senior officials to leverage existing shipyard capacity, supply chains, and provincial investments to strengthen Canada’s defence-industrial base and accelerate capability delivery through the new Defence Investment Agency.
Engage with the Government of Canada and pursue contracts on a variety of federal fleet ship design options for the RCN, Coast Guard, Transport Canada and the RCMP.
Mathew Hall · Senior Global Affairs Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Arranging meetings with public office holders and senior officials to leverage existing shipyard capacity, supply chains, and provincial investments to strengthen Canada’s defence-industrial base and accelerate capability delivery through the new Defence Investment Agency.Read more
Kendal Hembroff · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Katie Durling · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Arranging meetings with public office holders and senior officials to leverage existing shipyard capacity, supply chains, and provincial investments to strengthen Canada’s defence-industrial base and accelerate capability delivery through the new Defence Investment Agency.Read more
James Cudmore · Chief of Staff, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Pavan Sapra · Director of Policy and Operations, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Laurent Blanchard · Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Arranging meetings with public office holders and senior officials to leverage existing shipyard capacity, supply chains, and provincial investments to strengthen Canada’s defence-industrial base and accelerate capability delivery through the new Defence Investment Agency.Read more
Brian Botting · Director of Defence Industrial Strategy (Sr Advisor, Defence Industrial Strategy), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Simone Racanelli · Ontario Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Nora Khouri · Intern, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Daniel Heo · Intern, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Arranging meetings with public office holders and senior officials to leverage existing shipyard capacity, supply chains, and provincial investments to strengthen Canada’s defence-industrial base and accelerate capability delivery through the new Defence Investment Agency.Read more
Conor Lewis · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Hilary Hendricks · Policy advisor, National Defence (DND)
Renee Filiatrault · Senior Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Quinn Rinke · Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Arranging meetings with public office holders and senior officials to leverage existing shipyard capacity, supply chains, and provincial investments to strengthen Canada’s defence-industrial base and accelerate capability delivery through the new Defence Investment Agency.Read more
Engage with the Government of Canada and pursue contracts on a variety of federal fleet ship design options for the RCN, Coast Guard, Transport Canada and the RCMP.
Arranging meetings with public office holders and senior officials to leverage existing shipyard capacity, supply chains, and provincial investments to strengthen Canada’s defence-industrial base and accelerate capability delivery through the new Defence Investment Agency.Read more
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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