Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Meetings over time

• Jun 20251 meetingKeith Torrie
  Jun 2025: 1 meeting, with Keith Torrie
• Jul 20252 meetingsDahlia James, Morgan MacDougall-Milne, Julie Robinson
  Jul 2025: 2 meetings, with Dahlia James, Morgan MacDougall-Milne, Julie Robinson
• Aug 20253 meetingsTricia Geddes, Sean Fraser, Savannah DeWolfe, Keith Torrie, Owen Ripley
  Aug 2025: 3 meetings, with Tricia Geddes, Sean Fraser, Savannah DeWolfe, Keith Torrie, Owen Ripley
• Sep 20258 meetingsLori Idlout, Michael Kreshewski, Dan Mazier, Kier Doyle, Shaili Patel
  Sep 2025: 8 meetings, with Lori Idlout, Michael Kreshewski, Dan Mazier, Kier Doyle, Shaili Patel
• Oct 202510 meetingsLori Idlout, Christine Ackerman, Katie Verhoeven, Larry Brock, Lewis Anderson
  Oct 2025: 10 meetings, with Lori Idlout, Christine Ackerman, Katie Verhoeven, Larry Brock, Lewis Anderson
• Nov 202510 meetingsSean Fraser, Marianne Breese, Michael Ellison, Kristen Ali, Wade Chang
  Nov 2025: 10 meetings, with Sean Fraser, Marianne Breese, Michael Ellison, Kristen Ali, Wade Chang
• Dec 20253 meetingsMike McGuire, Julie Thompson, Matthew Taylor, Kim Pate, Andrew Osborne
  Dec 2025: 3 meetings, with Mike McGuire, Julie Thompson, Matthew Taylor, Kim Pate, Andrew Osborne
• Jan 20261 meetingLeah Gazan
  Jan 2026: 1 meeting, with Leah Gazan
• Feb 20264 meetingsEmma Meldrum, Katie Verhoeven, Bernadette Clément, Michael Kreshewski, Dan Mazier
  Feb 2026: 4 meetings, with Emma Meldrum, Katie Verhoeven, Bernadette Clément, Michael Kreshewski, Dan Mazier
• Mar 20269 meetingsCheryl Soullière, Alexandra Toutant, Diego Montes Ferro, Claudine Santos, Kim Pate
  Mar 2026: 9 meetings, with Cheryl Soullière, Alexandra Toutant, Diego Montes Ferro, Claudine Santos, Kim Pate
• Apr 20263 meetingsKim Pate, Paul Prosper, Shawn Abel, Andrew Osborne, Katie Verhoeven
  Apr 2026: 3 meetings, with Kim Pate, Paul Prosper, Shawn Abel, Andrew Osborne, Katie Verhoeven
• May 20269 meetingsDina Dong, Shawn Abel, Morgan MacDougall-Milne, Kristopher Wells, Jordano Nudo
  May 2026: 9 meetings, with Dina Dong, Shawn Abel, Morgan MacDougall-Milne, Kristopher Wells, Jordano Nudo
• Jun 20263 meetingsClaudine Santos, Paul (PJ) Prosper, Keith Torrie, Morgan MacDougall-Milne, Zoe Romeo
  Jun 2026: 3 meetings, with Claudine Santos, Paul (PJ) Prosper, Keith Torrie, Morgan MacDougall-Milne, Zoe Romeo
• Jul 20261 meetingMichèle Kingsley, Chad Westmacott
  Jul 2026: 1 meeting, with Michèle Kingsley, Chad Westmacott

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What they lobby about

• Justice and Law Enforcement63
• Constitutional Issues31
• Privacy and Access to Information13
• Immigration9
• International Relations9
• Health2
• Science and Technology2
• Elections1
• Environment1
• Foreign Affairs1
• Government Procurement1
• National Security/Security1

The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.

Bills they lobbied on

• C-14Bail and Sentencing Reform Act16

  The federal government's role in the operation of the bail system, such as: setting standards for data collection; legislation affecting bail, e.g. amendments to the Criminal Code including in proposed Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing); and engagement with the provinces/territories on considerations related to the bail system generally, e.g. bail and public safety.

  • Kim Pate
  • Lori IdloutLiberal
  • Patricia LattanzioLiberal
  • Wade ChangLiberal

  • Andrew Osborne · Parliamentary Research Assistant · Senate of Canada
  • Claudine Santos · Director of Parliamentary Affairs · Senate of Canada
  • Katie Verhoeven · Senior Parliamentary Affairs Advisor · Senate of Canada
  • Keith Torrie · Senior Policy Advisor · Justice Canada (JC)
  • Owen Ripley · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister · Justice Canada (JC)
  • Shawn Abel · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor · Senate of Canada
  • Bernadette Clement · Senator · Senate of Canada
  • Bernadette Clément · Senator · Senate of Canada
  • and 14 more people
• C-16Protecting Victims Act8

  Bill C-16, Protecting Victims Act. Charter and civil liberties concerns about the legislation, particularly in relation to impact on s. 11(b) of the Charter.

  • Kim Pate
  • Leah GazanNDP

  • Claudine Santos · Director of Parliamentary Affairs · Senate of Canada
  • Noah Kathen · Parliamentary Assistant · House of Commons
  • Andrew Osborne · Parliamentary Research Assistant · Senate of Canada
  • Emily Grant · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor · Senate of Canada
  • Keith Torrie · Senior Policy Advisor · Justice Canada (JC)
  • Morgan MacDougall-Milne · Director of Litigation · Justice Canada (JC)
  • Paul (PJ) Prosper · Senator · Senate of Canada
  • Zoe Romeo · Director of Parliamentary Affairs · Justice Canada (JC)
• C-9Combatting Hate Act4

  Bill C-9, which would enact criminal code provisions addressing hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places, and risks criminalizing peaceful protest.

  • Andrew LawtonConservative
  • Lori IdloutLiberal

  • Michaël Akettia · Policy Advisor · House of Commons
• S-218An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1982 (notwithstanding clause)1

  The notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, with respect to guidelines, limitations, and principles about its use through either law or policy, including through legislative proposals (Bill S-218, An Act to Amend the Constitution Act, 1982). The CCLA website contains a brief outlining the full position of the organization.

  No member Arena holds a page for is named in these filings — those present were:

  • Morgan MacDougall-Milne · Director of Litigation · Justice Canada (JC)

Who they met

The 40 most-met of 76 people named in these filings.

Senate of Canada (62) · Justice Canada (JC) (37) · House of Commons (24) · Public Safety Canada (PS) (5) · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) (1) · Statistics Canada (StatCan) (1)

In their own words

• Bill C-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures, with respect to legal standards for peace officers/CSIS to obtain information, a proposed regime to require surveillance-enabled digital services, cross-border information sharing, and amendments to IRPA that would impact refugee protection and permit categorical cancellation of documents, and which are also replicated in Bill C-12, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of Canada’s borders and the integrity of the Canadian immigration system and respecting other related security measures.
• Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places), and specifically that its new anti-protests provisions risk criminalizing peaceful protestors; its problematic removal of Attorney General consent requirement for hate propaganda charges; that its new standalone hate crime offence is unduly stigmatizing and paves the way to excessive sentences; that its proposed definition of hatred does not align with Supreme Court of Canada precedents; and concerns regarding the addition of a "promotion of terrorism" offence.
• The federal government's role in the operation of the bail system, such as: setting standards for data collection; legislation affecting bail, e.g. amendments to the Criminal Code including in proposed Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing); and engagement with the provinces/territories on considerations related to the bail system generally, e.g. bail and public safety.