Lobbying organisation

Canadian Civil Liberties Association

67 meetings with public office holders, Jun 5, 2025 to Jul 23, 2026, on 4 bills Arena tracks.

88 meetings on record since 2023, their first on record.

FollowingJustice & Crime· 8 matches marked belowBack to topic

Meetings over time

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

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What they lobby about

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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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

Liberal3 met · 8 meetings
Conservative2 met · 3 meetings
Senators1 met · 4 meetings
Not in Arena's member list34 met · 82 meetings
  • Katie Verhoeven
  • Keith Torrie
  • Claudine Santos
  • Dina Dong
  • Emma Meldrum
  • Andrew Osborne
  • Bernadette Clément
  • Matthew Taylor
  • Morgan MacDougall-Milne
  • Noah Kathen
  • Owen Ripley
  • Savannah DeWolfe
  • Shawn Abel
  • Bernadette Clement
  • Christine Ackermann
  • Dylan Odd
  • Emily Grant
  • Hanife Massomifar
  • Marianne Breese
  • Michael Kreshewski
  • Normand Wong
  • Paula Simons
  • Zoe Romeo
  • Alexandra Toutant
  • Bev Busson
  • Chad Westmacott
  • Charlie Skipworth
  • Cheryl Soullière
  • Christine Ackerman
  • Clément Gignac
  • Dada Muhobo
  • Dahlia James
  • Diego Montes Ferro
  • Jordano Nudo

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.

Meetings from the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Canada does not require lobbyists to disclose what they spend, so there is no lobbying budget to report here — only the meetings they filed.