Meetings with Kristina Tesser Derksen reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.
Davis Drover · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.Read more
Natural Health Products Regulations – advocacy for fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Ensuring plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework is fair. Advocacy against allowing personal importation of natural health products.
Oppose amendments to the Food and Drugs Act to extend powers brought in under the 'ProtectCanadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law)' to regulate natural health products.
Artificial Intelligence: Demonstrate leadership in AI by providing financial support for the Health Artificial Intelligence Validation Network (HAIVN) to improve the evaluation and regulation of AI in Canada as part of Health Canada’s Medical Devices Directorate regulatory process, for the purpose of improved healthcare, economic development and innovation in Canada.Read more
Clinical decision support: Support the national integration of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems into electronic medical records (EMRs) to ensure that patients receive the right test at the right time.
Health human resources: Develop a strategy to recruit and retain radiologists, medical radiation technologists, and sonographers as part of a national approach to health human resources to reduce backlogs and improve health services.
Capital equipment (CT and MRI): Guide a dedicated investment of $2 billion over three years for radiology equipment to improve access to modern medical imaging equipment. Streamline the process for equipment installation and reduce the substantial associated labour costs.
Claude Guay · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Anushka Kurian · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Runa Angus · Senior Director, Privacy and Data Protection Policy Directorate, House of Commons
Sean Phelan · Senior Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Engage with the government on small business matters, including the importance of digital tools to small business growth and advocate for balanced policymaking that preserves effective digital advertising, audience-building and personalized business solutions for small businessesRead more
Development of standards for public alerting and warning systems and the establishment of a National Public Alerting System. Immediate and long-term funding for the National Public Alerting System.Read more
Policies that ensure stronger industrial support for Canadian media companies by diverting existing and future advertising and marketing spending to Canadian media.
Seeking funding for Services of Exceptional Importance through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Engagement with respect to planning, development and construction of Pearson LIFTRead more
Proposal related to the implementation of Arrivals Duty Free to permit the sale of duty free goods at Canadian airports to international travellers upon arrival
Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply managementRead more
Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.
A Food Policy for Canada - In respect to the governance structure of the Food Policy, establishing a consumption target for fresh fruits and vegetables, increasing access to healthy food, and ensuring economic growth.Read more
National Food Security Strategy– in respect of strengthening the systems that support the safe, timely movement and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetable products across Canada’s borders and domestic supply chains.
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement
National School Food Program - Improve and increase access to the nutritious food all students need and supporting food insecure households
Aligning Canada's financial system with the climate science. Recommendations: climate taxonomy, sustainable investment guidelines that exclude fossil fuels, climate-aligned transition plans, emissions targets, disclosure requirements regarding climate-related financial risk, tighter regulations surrounding who can be on boards of federally regulated entities, factoring climate risk into capital adequacy requirements, Sustainable Development Working Group.Read more
Bill S-238, the Climate-Aligned Finance Act. Bill S-238, which was developed through extensive consultation with national and international experts, provides a practical framework to mobilize finances toward projects that meaningfully reduce emissions; mitigate systemic climate risks threatening our economy; and promote transparency and accountability, helping investors make informed decisions. Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada is currently advocating for the bill to be passed by the Senate and sent to the House of Commons.
Industrial carbon pricing in Canada. Industrial carbon pricing gives large industrial emitters an incentive to reduce emissions that cause climate change. Points of discussion: commitment to annual price increases, periodic review of provincial and territorial systems, oversupply of emission reduction credits, offset credits, transparency, expanded scope of the federal Benchmark, potential conflicts with the Alberta-Canada MOU.
Proposed legislative changes related to tax fairness, complexity and compliance affecting Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPC) and small and medium enterprise market in CanadaRead more
Ryan Miller · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Innovation, Science, Economic Development (ISED) Strategic Response Fund (SRF) - Funding renewal under SRF funding will allow CAAIN to sustain momentum in network-building and accelerate the growth, adoption, and commercialization of agricultural technologies that enhance productivity, competitiveness, and outcomes for Canadian producers, while advancing food sovereignty, security, and affordability. The funding will expand AI-driven tools, national agriculture data capacity, and innovation adoption through connected smart and commercial farms. It will also support Indigenous and remote community food systems, and reduce waste through precision technologies.Read more
Celiac Canada is asking Health Canada to implement changes to fortification of gluten-free flour to the equivalence of gluten-containing flours and seek modernization of gluten-free regulations.Read more
Public awareness of celiac disease in Canada to help improve diagnosis rates and improve quality of life.
National School Food Program, inclusive food policies for people with celiac disease.
Research to help find, treat and cure celiac disease to improve quality of life of those afflicted.
Seniors health, access to safe food in long term care and assisted living facilities
Monitoring access to safe gluten-free food for Canadians with celiac disease.
Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.
The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) aligns its federal advocacy with Canada’s national commitment to conserve 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030. We believe the Bruce Trail’s conservation corridor as a vital contribution to this target and that protecting near urban nature should be a high priority withing the target. Our primary lobby goal is securing financial support for land acquisition, and to strengthen policies that protect habitat for species at risk, and goals to address climate change and the biodiversity crises.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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