12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian News Media Association / Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Summary

Currently inactive - Activity Ended: 2023-11-30 - Projected End Date: 2023-11-30

Who is lobbying?

Canadian News Media Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Did Canadian News Media Association request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Canadian News Media Association is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadian News Media Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian News Media Association are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Canadian News Media Association:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Opportunities for government to support journalism and print media in British Columbia.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets
The obligations of Newsmedia Canada resulting from the inclusion of Packaging and Printed Paper in the Recycling Regulation	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Finances and Budgets
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Opportunities for government to support journalism and print media in British Columbia.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Lobbyists are required to provide information regarding gifts or benefits provided within the last 12 months to a public office holder they have lobbied. For more information, review the Guide to Lobbyist Gifts.

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation

Who is the lobbyist?

Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Strategies 360 Canada (Address & contact information)

Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes

Relevant Codes of Conduct: Yes, the consultant lobbyist does have in place an undertaking to comply with a relevant code of conduct

Individuals Hired by the Consultant Lobbyist to Lobby on Behalf of the Client:

Mary Polak

Contingency Information:

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Who has provided contributions?

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2020-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Registration number: 1412-4378
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2023-05-24	Yes	Chris Rathbone, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2023-05-16	No	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Jack Garnier, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Terry Harrison, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Chris Rathbone, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2023-05-05	Yes	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Department of Canadian Heritage	$788,405.00	2022-10-12 to 2024-03-31
Heritage Canada - National Newspaper Week 2021	$397,500.00	2021-08-27 to 2022-06-01

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Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian News Media Association / Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist

Who is lobbying?

Canadian News Media Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who is the lobbyist?

Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Who has provided contributions?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian News Media Association / Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian News Media Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Canadian News Media Association - Address & business activities

Canadian News Media Association / Michael Gardiner, Consultant Lobbyist

Strategies 360 Canada

Received Government Funding