News Media Canada

Meetings over time

• May 20254 meetingsPierre-Marc Lauzon, Brian MacKay
  May 2025: 4 meetings, with Pierre-Marc Lauzon, Brian MacKay
• Jun 20255 meetingsSteven Guilbeault, Brian MacKay, Chad Hartnell, Andrew Cardozo, Karen Hall
  Jun 2025: 5 meetings, with Steven Guilbeault, Brian MacKay, Chad Hartnell, Andrew Cardozo, Karen Hall
• Jul 20257 meetingsBrian MacKay, Mackenzy Metcalfe, Miled Hill
  Jul 2025: 7 meetings, with Brian MacKay, Mackenzy Metcalfe, Miled Hill
• Aug 20254 meetingsMiled Hill, Brian MacKay, Isabelle Mondou, Joelle Montminy, Scott Shortliffe
  Aug 2025: 4 meetings, with Miled Hill, Brian MacKay, Isabelle Mondou, Joelle Montminy, Scott Shortliffe
• Sep 20259 meetingsBrian MacKay, Daniel Pye, Mark Schaan, Samir Chhabra, Alexandra Dostal
  Sep 2025: 9 meetings, with Brian MacKay, Daniel Pye, Mark Schaan, Samir Chhabra, Alexandra Dostal
• Oct 20255 meetingsJean Tessier, Brian MacKay, Ryan Turnbull, Mackenzy Metcalfe
  Oct 2025: 5 meetings, with Jean Tessier, Brian MacKay, Ryan Turnbull, Mackenzy Metcalfe
• Nov 20251 meetingMackenzy Metcalfe
  Nov 2025: 1 meeting, with Mackenzy Metcalfe
• Dec 20251 meetingStephanie Guitard, Clayton Reinink
  Dec 2025: 1 meeting, with Stephanie Guitard, Clayton Reinink
• Jan 20263 meetingsJulie Dzerowicz, Karim Bardeesy, Chi Nguyen, Marc Miller, Kaitlyn Jonescu
  Jan 2026: 3 meetings, with Julie Dzerowicz, Karim Bardeesy, Chi Nguyen, Marc Miller, Kaitlyn Jonescu
• Feb 202610 meetingsDominic Leblanc, Martin Moen, Janice Charette, Marc Miller, Amy Awad
  Feb 2026: 10 meetings, with Dominic Leblanc, Martin Moen, Janice Charette, Marc Miller, Amy Awad
• Mar 20267 meetingsBrian MacKay, Hosai Zurmati Halim, Laurie-Ann Kempton, Pierre-Marc Lauzon, France Fortier
  Mar 2026: 7 meetings, with Brian MacKay, Hosai Zurmati Halim, Laurie-Ann Kempton, Pierre-Marc Lauzon, France Fortier
• Apr 20268 meetingsFrance Fortier, Connor Fisher, Pierre-Marc Lauzon, Anushka Kurian, Yianni Papadatos
  Apr 2026: 8 meetings, with France Fortier, Connor Fisher, Pierre-Marc Lauzon, Anushka Kurian, Yianni Papadatos
• May 20262 meetingsConnor Fisher, Mackenzy Metcalfe
  May 2026: 2 meetings, with Connor Fisher, Mackenzy Metcalfe
• Jun 20265 meetingsBlair McMurren, Amy Awad, Pierre-Marc Lauzon, Yianni Papadatos, Kabisan Thanendran
  Jun 2026: 5 meetings, with Blair McMurren, Amy Awad, Pierre-Marc Lauzon, Yianni Papadatos, Kabisan Thanendran
• Jul 20262 meetingsShane Baddeley, Connor Fisher
  Jul 2026: 2 meetings, with Shane Baddeley, Connor Fisher
• Aug 20265 meetingsFrancis Bilodeau, Blair McMurren, Amy Awad, Brian MacKay, Scott Shortliffe
  Aug 2026: 5 meetings, with Francis Bilodeau, Blair McMurren, Amy Awad, Brian MacKay, Scott Shortliffe

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What they lobby about

• Media78
• Intellectual Property49
• Government Procurement45
• Taxation and Finance43
• Consumer Issues9
• Budget8
• Justice and Law Enforcement8
• International Trade6
• Arts and Culture5
• Broadcasting1

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

Who they met

The 40 most-met of 46 people named in these filings.

Canadian Heritage (PCH) (57) · Finance Canada (FIN) (9) · Privy Council Office (PCO) (7) · Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) (6) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (6) · Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (5)

In their own words

• Ensure that news businesses are compensated fairly under the Online News Act. Ensure funding from Google under the Online News Act is distributed in accordance with the Online News Act and Regulations. Only eligible news businesses (as defined by Section 27 of the Act) should receive funding. Per the Online News Act Application and Exemption Regulations: SOR/2023-276, the distribution must be based “only the number of full-time equivalent employees who, in the previous calendar year, were employed by each news business for the purpose of producing, for news outlets operated by that business, original news content that is intended to be made available online.” Ensure social media social media services covered by the Online News Act do not allow publisher content to be reproduced (screen shots, copied text, etc.) without providing compensation to news businesses.
• Amend the definition of a Qualified Canadian Journalism organization (QCJO), requiring that an organization regularly employ two or more journalists to include: journalists who do not deal at arm’s length with the organization. This would generally include owners/partners who actively pursue, research, analyze, explain, edit, format, design, write or report the news, or select, plan, or assign work, in accordance with journalistic processes and principles. They would work, on average, a minimum of 26 hours per week and spend at least 75% of their time engaged in the production of original written news content, including researching, collecting information, verifying facts, photographing, writing, editing, designing and otherwise preparing content.
• Ensuring funding from Google under the Online News Act is distributed in accordance with the Online News Act and Regulations. Only eligible news businesses (as defined by Section 27 of the Act) should receive funding. Per the Online News Act Application and Exemption Regulations: SOR/2023-276, the distribution must be based “only the number of full-time equivalent employees who, in the previous calendar year, were employed by each news business for the purpose of producing, for news outlets operated by that business, original news content that is intended to be made available online.”