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Meetings with Branden Leslie reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.

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Newest first, back to November 2021 if Branden Leslie held office then.

  • ELECTRICITY CANADA

    Reported by Francis Bradley · In-house (organization)

    Investment tax credit proposals, with respect to incentives for certain types of renewable and clean energy technologies, including energy storage, hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), and small modular reactors (SMRs). Read more

    National benefits-sharing framework, with respect to major electricity resource projects.

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Burns · In-house (organization)

    S-211

    Matters relating to the framework for gaming regulation in Canada, provincial regulatory regimes. Gaming advertising regulation. The creation of a sports betting advertising framework. Bill S-211 An Act Respecting a National Framework for Sports Betting Advertising. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Johnson · Consultant

    All matters related to Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLFTA) and its regulations related to the gambling industry. Read more

    Matters related to Section 207 and other sections of Criminal Code of Canada as they related to the provision and oversight of gambling in Canada including casino gaming,sports betting, lotteries, charitable gaming, horse racing and online gaming.

    Matters relating to the framework for gaming regulation in Canada, provincial regulatory regimes. Gaming advertising regulation. The creation of a sports betting advertising framework.

    Official report

  • Beer Canada

    Reported by Richard Alexander · In-house (organization)

    Food & Drug Regulations, pertaining to beer and alcoholic beverages. Read more

    Federal Budget as it pertains to beverage alcohol taxation or regulation.

    Under the Excise Act, seeking the repeal of the automatic annual escalator on the federal excise duty and the introduction of new excise tiers with reduced rates for lower alcohol content beers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Samuel Buteau · Consultant

    Issues related to artificial superintelligence, loss of control and other risks posed by artificial intelligence systems.

    Official report

  • Reported by Genevieve Gallant · In-house (organization)

    and 6 more
    Adopt strong climate targets by enhancing regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Ken Kim · In-house (organization)

    Monitoring and encouraging implementation of Canada's Paris Agreement commitments around climate change. Read more

    Expressing concern around Canada's military response to global conflict, with encouragement for investing instead in diplomacy, more development aid, support for peacebuilding efforts, and humanitarian assistance for displaced peoples.

    Official report

  • Reported by Stuart Nikkel · Consultant

    Supply management system as it relates to the chicken sector. Read more

    Regional and Bilateral Trade Negotiations with regard to possible impact on the Canadian chicken sector.

    Tariff classifications, Tariff enforcement, Duties Deferral and Drawback Programs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Juel · In-house (organization)

    and 22 more
    • Pauline Rochefort · MP
    • Caroline Desrochers · MP
    • Fred Davies · MP
    • Marilène Gill · Member of Parliament
    • Mike Kelloway · PS, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Brad Vis · Member of Parliament
    • Francis Scarpaleggia · Member of Parliament
    • John Zerucelli · MP
    • duncan WIlson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Andrew Welsh · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Sarah Cozzi · Director of Policy, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Nina Sartor · Policy Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Bayan Kadri · policy advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Owen Crawford-Lem · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    • mario pelletier · Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
    • Morgan McCullough · Conseiller politique, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Sinead Tuite · DG, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Lisa Setlakwe · Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Sonya read · DG, Transport Canada (TC)
    • joanna manger · DG, Transport Canada (TC)
    • yasmin veiga · quebec advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Policy, regulatory proposals and potential legislation dealing with ballast water and aquatic invasive species. Read more

    Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations: in respect of ensuring efficient and cost-effective pilotage services

    Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: working towards changes that might make it less difficult and restrictive for more skilled shipping industry labour to work in the Great Lakes - Seaway marine transportation industry.

    Canada Marine Act: working towards an efficient, safe, cost-effective marine transportation system, especially regarding Canada's ports and Seaway systems.

    Official report

  • Reported by Scott Ross · In-house (organization)

    Labour Disruptions: Launch consultations with industry representatives and implicated stakeholders to explore options to address the root causes of labour disruptions. Modernize labour laws to establish a clear, transparent, and expedited process for resolving labour disputes and prevent the increasing frequency and severity of labour disruptions that are destabilizing to the Canadian economy. Read more

    Trade and Transportation Infrastructure - to prioritize and ensure the reliability of trade and transportation infrastructure that supports the agriculture sector, including rail, port and cold chain infrastructure as well as rural infrastructure needed to reach national corridors.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Buckley · In-house (organization)

    and 8 more
    Seeking support for a Healthy Homes Tax Credit that includes providing a tax credit for Radon Mitigation and Residential Air Filtration Units. Read more

    Seeking recognition that vaping and nicotine use are key points of initiation for youth (not harm reduction) and the commitment to review the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, specifically to include the integration of nicotine reduction targets (such as the federal 5% by 2035 goal) into all relevant national policies and mandates.

    Seeking the commission of a comprehensive report to define the scale and understand the impact of respiratory health issues using reliable data to identify urgent gaps, set clear national targets, and lay the foundation for tracking measurable progress towards improving respiratory health.

    Implement a smoke free generation by limiting legal access to smoke and vape products for youth born after a cut off date. Request for public consultations on policies to limit access to nicotine products.

    Official report

  • Reported by Lisa Baiton · In-house (organization)

    C-5 C-5944-1

    Communicating with the Government of Canada about (i) the process for amending the Impact Assessment Act, S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1, and (ii) potential amendments to the Impact Assessment Act, including the repeal and replacement of those provisions enacted by Bill C-69 in 2019. Read more

    Communicating with the Government of Canada about “An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act”), also known as the “One Canadian Economy Act”, which was enacted by Bill C-5 in 2025, more specifically as it relates to the oil and gas sector.

    Communicating with the Government of Canada about the list of projects of national importance and significance referred to the Major Projects Office, as part of the government’s One Canadian Economy initiative.

    Communicating with the Government of Canada about the amendment of the Competition Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-34, more specifically as it relates to the repeal and replacement of the “greenwashing” provisions, which were enacted by Bill C-59 in 2024.

    Communicating with the Government of Canada about its methane strategy, including its (draft) Oil and Gas Methane Regulations, more specifically those sections that relate to (i) a proposed methane emissions cap for the upstream oil and gas sector and (ii) a proposed international methane emission inventory.

    Communicating with the Government of Canada to request that the Government not proceed with the proposed regulatory framework to cap emissions from upstream oil and natural gas sector, and instead work with industry and provinces on other effective and collaborative solutions to deliver emission reductions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Laycraft · In-house (organization)

    Market access for beef and cattle, achieving new and defending existing trade agreements.

    Official report

  • Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)

    Ensure that federal ZEV policies support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehend the integrated nature of the auto industry and the need for alignment with U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs. Read more

    Official report

  • Bayer CropScience Inc.

    Reported by Antoine Bernet · In-house (corporation)

    science-based approach to pesticide policy

    Official report

  • Cereals Canada Inc

    Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)

    Ensuring that the Canadian cereals industry continues to be regulated by the best available science when considering crop protection products, and plant breeding innovation. Read more

    Encourage the development of infrastructure and innovation initiatives that will allow the Canadian agriculture and cereals industries to continue to be world leaders in science-based research and development, while ensuring the maintenance of our competitive export position into the future.

    Official report

  • Reported by Malka Silverman · Consultant

    Budget measures related to automobile taxation Read more

    Promote the renewal of the Incentives for the Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) Program in 2025 Federal Budget.

    Maintain Bank Act provisions that restrict chartered banks' ability to enter the leasing market.

    Oppose a luxury tax on cars over $100,000

    Official report

  • Reported by Malka Silverman · Consultant

    Budget measures related to automobile taxation

    Official report

  • Vale Canada Limited

    Reported by Shaun Usmar · In-house (corporation)

    • Dan Mazier · Member of Parliament
    • Branden Leslie · Member of Parliament
    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Marty Morantz · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Federal funding programs, investment tax credits, policy and regulatory improvements aimed at supporting research & development, innovation, decarbonization, productivity, and expansion of mining activities within the mining sector under various Government programs and frameworks. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Bernstein · In-house (organization)

    Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change with respect to Canada's implementation of its international policy commitments. Read more

    Net-zero emissions pathways to 2050 and the use nuclear energy and/or negative emissions technologies to meet Canada's climate goals.

    Maintaining and improving the large emitter trading systems (LETS) created by the Part 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (2018).

    Official report

  • Vale Canada Ltd.

    Reported by Marie Lemieux · Consultant

    • Branden Leslie · Member of Parliament
    • Dan Mazier · Member of Parliament
    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Marty Morantz · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Eligibility criteria for activities related to mining under the federal clean technology manufacturing investment tax credit regime contained in the Budget Implementation Act, 2024. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rebecca Bligh · Consultant

    Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support. Homelessness; Encampments; Affordable housing; Housing supply; Refugee and asylum seeker settlement; Housing Accelerator Fund; Reaching Home; Rapid Housing Initiative; Housing-enabling infrastructure; Read more

    Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Permanent Public Transit Fund; Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) financing; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband; Rural, remote and northern infrastructure;

    Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

    Official report

  • Reported by Carole Saab · In-house (organization)

    Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support. Homelessness; Encampments; Affordable housing; Housing supply; Refugee and asylum seeker settlement; Housing Accelerator Fund; Reaching Home; Rapid Housing Initiative; Housing-enabling infrastructure; Read more

    Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Permanent Public Transit Fund; Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) financing; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband; Rural, remote and northern infrastructure;

    Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

    Official report

  • Nukik Corporation

    Reported by Tom Garrett · Consultant

    • Branden Leslie · Member of Parliament
    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Marty Morantz · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Ongoing communications with federal government officials to raise awareness about the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link (a major inter-tie green infrastructure project to connect Nunavut to Canada's national electricity grid and bring fibre-optic to the region) and to secure the necessary funding for this nation-building project to proceed. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)

    Environment: to advance the good management practices that are implemented on canola farms that contribute to environmental stewardship and to advance canola biodiesel as part of the solution for climate change. Canada's Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels. Read more

    Agricultural trade: multi and bi-lateral trade negotiations to maintain and expand opportunities for canola farmers through reduction in tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.

    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.