Centre for Equitable Library Access

Meetings over time

• Jul 20252 meetingsLeslie Church
  Jul 2025: 2 meetings, with Leslie Church
• Aug 20250 meetings
  Aug 2025: 0 meetings
• Sep 20250 meetings
  Sep 2025: 0 meetings
• Oct 20250 meetings
  Oct 2025: 0 meetings
• Nov 20250 meetings
  Nov 2025: 0 meetings
• Dec 20254 meetingsJeffrey Li, Sarah Manney, Yianni Papadatos
  Dec 2025: 4 meetings, with Jeffrey Li, Sarah Manney, Yianni Papadatos
• Jan 20262 meetingsPaula Simons
  Jan 2026: 2 meetings, with Paula Simons
• Feb 20264 meetingsJulie Miville-Dechêne, Yianni Papadatos, Allie Chalke
  Feb 2026: 4 meetings, with Julie Miville-Dechêne, Yianni Papadatos, Allie Chalke

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What they lobby about

• Arts and Culture8
• Budget7
• Education7
• Intellectual Property7
• Consumer Issues5
• Privacy and Access to Information1

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

Bills they lobbied on

• C-15Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 14

  Bill C-15 (Budget 2025 Implementation Act no. 1) with respect to the clause that would repeal the free literature for the blind in the proposed changes to the Canada Post Corporations Act.

  • Julie Miville-Dechêne

  • Allie Chalke · Chief of Staff · Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
  • Jeffrey Li · Senior Policy Advisor · Finance Canada (FIN)
  • Paula Simons · Senator · Senate of Canada
  • Yianni Papadatos · Director of Parliamentary Affairs · Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Who they met

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) (5) · Senate of Canada (4) · Finance Canada (FIN) (2) · Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) (2) · Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (1)

In their own words

• Accessible Format Production: CELA creates and distributes accessible formats of books for people with print disabilities in Canada. The SDPP-D program (The Social Development Partnerships Program (Disability)), a part of ESDC, has provided funding to CELA year by year in the past, and this will be the primary target of lobbying. CELA will be lobbying for stable and ongoing funding for this essential work to help people with print disabilities in Canada. Another possible source of funding is through Canadian Heritage, which supports accessible publishing in various forms as well.
• Seek to confirm continued funding for the Centre for Equitable Library Access and the National Network for Equitable Library Service from the government of Canada for accessible reading material for Canadians with print disabilities.
• Bill C-15 (Budget 2025 Implementation Act no. 1) with respect to the clause that would repeal the free literature for the blind in the proposed changes to the Canada Post Corporations Act.