Lobbying organisation

Spirits Canada

17 meetings with public office holders, Jun 5, 2025 to Jul 23, 2026, on 1 bill Arena tracks.

70 meetings on record since 2014, their first on record.

Meetings over time

Jun 20251 meetingJean-Francois Marion
Jun 2025: 1 meeting, with Jean-Francois Marion
Jul 20250 meetings
Jul 2025: 0 meetings
Aug 20256 meetingsVarun Srivatsan, Nasser Haidar, Brandan Rowe, Galen Richardson, Mathew Hall
Aug 2025: 6 meetings, with Varun Srivatsan, Nasser Haidar, Brandan Rowe, Galen Richardson, Mathew Hall
Sep 20251 meetingNoémie Fiset-Tremblay
Sep 2025: 1 meeting, with Noémie Fiset-Tremblay
Oct 20250 meetings
Oct 2025: 0 meetings
Nov 20251 meetingFarah Mohamed
Nov 2025: 1 meeting, with Farah Mohamed
Dec 20250 meetings
Dec 2025: 0 meetings
Jan 20260 meetings
Jan 2026: 0 meetings
Feb 20262 meetingsGalen Richardson, Rémi Gagnon
Feb 2026: 2 meetings, with Galen Richardson, Rémi Gagnon
Mar 20260 meetings
Mar 2026: 0 meetings
Apr 20264 meetingsMark Wiseman, Jibril Hussein, Janice Charette
Apr 2026: 4 meetings, with Mark Wiseman, Jibril Hussein, Janice Charette
May 20260 meetings
May 2026: 0 meetings
Jun 20260 meetings
Jun 2026: 0 meetings
Jul 20262 meetingsYash Nanda, Galen Richardson
Jul 2026: 2 meetings, with Yash Nanda, Galen Richardson

Jun 2025peak 6 in a monthJul 2026

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What they lobby about

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Bills they lobbied on

S-202An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages)1
Providing industry input to Senators on Bill S-202 and its proposed alcohol health warnings, focusing on scientific accuracy, consumer impacts, and economic considerations.
No member Arena holds a page for is named in these filings — those present were:
- Farah Mohamed · Senator · Senate of Canada

Who they met

Not in Arena's member list13 met · 23 meetings

Galen Richardson
Brandan Rowe
Mark Wiseman
Mathew Hall
Nasser Haidar
Varun Srivatsan
Yash Nanda
Farah Mohamed
Janice Charette
Jean-Francois Marion
Jibril Hussein
Noémie Fiset-Tremblay
Rémi Gagnon

Privy Council Office (PCO) (10) · Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (4) · Global Affairs Canada (GAC) (3) · Finance Canada (FIN) (3) · Senate of Canada (1) · Health Canada (HC) (1)

In their own words

Advocating for the continued protection and enforcement of the term “Rye” under the Canada–EU Agreement, ensuring that products labeled as Rye whisky in the EU are made in Canada.
Providing industry input to Senators on Bill S-202 and its proposed alcohol health warnings, focusing on scientific accuracy, consumer impacts, and economic considerations.
Engaging with the Government of Canada and relevant departments to discuss the impact of Canada-US tariffs on Canadian spirits in light of the new U.S. administration.

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.