12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Drax Group / Mary Polak, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Summary

Currently inactive - Activity Ended: 2025-06-13 - Projected End Date: 2025-06-13

Who is lobbying?

Drax Group (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Did Drax Group receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Drax Group is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Drax Group has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

Drax Group UK plc (Address information)
Houston Pellet Inc. (Address information)
Lavington Pellet Inc. (Address information)
Smithers Pellet Inc. (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of Drax Group 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 Drax Group:

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

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Drax wants to ensure the continued viability of their operations in BC and to provide their perspective regarding Government policy decisions and or regulatory requirements that may affect their operations. These include but are not limited to regulations that govern the operations of their facilities in BC.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade, Taxation and Finance

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Drax wants to ensure the continued viability of their operations in BC and to provide their perspective regarding Government policy decisions that may affect their operations.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade, Taxation and Finance

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

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Forests
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Who is the lobbyist?

Mary Polak, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Maple Leaf Strategies, Inc. (Address & contact information)

Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes

Relevant Codes of Conduct: The consultant lobbyist does not have in place an undertaking to comply with any relevant codes of conduct.

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

No individuals have been hired or subcontracted to lobby on behalf of the client for this registration.

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 2024-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Registration number: 7748-5920
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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
2025-05-05	Yes	Devin Gorski, Legislative Assistant \| Opposition MLA Caucus, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ed Sem, Caucus Support \| Opposition MLA Caucus, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-05-05	Yes	Andrew Christie, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2025-04-08	No	Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests	View
2025-04-08	No	Rosalyn Bird, MLA for Prince George-Valemount \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sheldon Clare, MLA for Prince George-North Cariboo \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lorne Doerkson, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sharon Hartwell, MLA for Bulkley Valley-Stikine \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-04-08	No	Adria Fradley, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Clean Growth \| Environment and Parks Maral Sotoudehnia, Acting Director \| CPG - Carbon Pricing Governance, Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-03-27	Yes	Nicolas Bragg, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Environment and Parks Andrew Christie, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Forests Devin Gorski, Legislative Assistant \| BC Conservative Caucus, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Scott Harris, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Energy and Climate Solutions	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
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority	$286,051.11	2024-05-06 to 2025-01-31
Energy and Climate Solutions	$2,670,037.47	2024-04-15 to 2024-10-21

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Drax Group / Mary Polak, Consultant Lobbyist

Who is lobbying?

Drax Group (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) 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

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who is the lobbyist?

Mary Polak, 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

Drax Group / Mary Polak, Consultant Lobbyist

Drax Group (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Mary Polak, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Drax Group - Address & business activities

Drax Group / Mary Polak, Consultant Lobbyist

Maple Leaf Strategies, Inc.

Drax Group UK plc

Lavington Pellet Inc.

Houston Pellet Inc.

Smithers Pellet Inc.

Received Government Funding