Women's Legal Education and Action Fund

Meetings over time

• Feb 20267 meetingsAlicia Cooke, Keiran Gibbs, Donna Dasko, Marilou McPhedran, Hamid Mohamed
  Feb 2026: 7 meetings, with Alicia Cooke, Keiran Gibbs, Donna Dasko, Marilou McPhedran, Hamid Mohamed
• Mar 20263 meetingsRhéal Fortin, Alicia Cooke, Patricia Lattanzio
  Mar 2026: 3 meetings, with Rhéal Fortin, Alicia Cooke, Patricia Lattanzio
• Apr 20266 meetingsKendra Wilcox, Hamid Mohamed, Alana Powell, Romeo Ntwari
  Apr 2026: 6 meetings, with Kendra Wilcox, Hamid Mohamed, Alana Powell, Romeo Ntwari
• May 20267 meetingsMark Carney, Tim Krupa, Lisa Jorgensen, Shaili Patel, Marc-André Blanchard
  May 2026: 7 meetings, with Mark Carney, Tim Krupa, Lisa Jorgensen, Shaili Patel, Marc-André Blanchard
• Jun 20264 meetingsGary Anandasangaree, Noah Kathen, Alana Powell, Miles Wu, Fahim Khan
  Jun 2026: 4 meetings, with Gary Anandasangaree, Noah Kathen, Alana Powell, Miles Wu, Fahim Khan
• Jul 20265 meetingsTony Ince, Bernadette Clement, Wanda Thomas Bernard, Tobi Dadjo, Chad Westmacott
  Jul 2026: 5 meetings, with Tony Ince, Bernadette Clement, Wanda Thomas Bernard, Tobi Dadjo, Chad Westmacott

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What they lobby about

• Justice and Law Enforcement17
• Employment and Training11
• Science and Technology4
• Aboriginal Affairs3
• Constitutional Issues1
• Immigration1
• Research and Development1

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

Bills they lobbied on

• C-223Keeping Children Safe Act4

  Bill C-223 (Keeping Children Safe Act), with respect to precluding reliance on myths and stereotypes, replacing the maximum contact assumption, modifying the best interests of the child test, and the need for judicial education

  • Patricia LattanzioLiberal

  • Alicia Cooke · Policy Advisor · Justice Canada (JC)
  • Keiran Gibbs · Director of Policy · Justice Canada (JC)
  • Romeo Ntwari · Parliamentary Secretary Assistant and QC Regional Advisor · Justice Canada (JC)
• S-2An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements)3

  Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements), with respect to the second-generation cut-off, the 1985 cut-off; and the two-parent rule

  • Jenny KwanNDP
  • Mandy Gull-MastyLiberal
  • Margo Greenwood
  • Mark CarneyLiberal

  • Lisa Jorgensen · Director of Global Affairs · Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
  • Marc-André Blanchard · Chief of Staff · Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
  • Shaili Patel · Policy Advisor · Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
  • Tim Krupa · Director of Policy · Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• S-205Providing Alternatives to Isolation and Ensuring Oversight and Remedies in the Correctional System Act (Tona’s Law)2

  Bill S-205, with respect to judicial oversight for segregation/isolation, and eligible community-based supports for prisoners facing systemic discrimination

  • Gary AnandasangareeLiberal

  • Noah Kathen · Parliamentary Assistant · House of Commons
• C-12Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act1

  Bill C-12 (Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act), including proposed section 101(1)(b.1) and explicit exemptions for survivors of gender-based violence and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals facing persecution

  • Donna Dasko
  • Marilou McPhedran
• C-16Protecting Victims Act1

  Bill C-16 (Protecting Victims Act), with respect to access to testimonial aids, restorative justice, deepfakes, coercive control, femicide, mandatory minimum penalties, procedural rules in sexual assault trials, criminal harassment, and delays in the criminal justice system

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

  • Alicia Cooke · Policy Advisor · Justice Canada (JC)
  • Keiran Gibbs · Director of Policy · Justice Canada (JC)
• C-9Combatting Hate Act1

  Bill C-9, with respect to gender-based hate

  • Donna Dasko

Who they met

House of Commons (16) · Senate of Canada (12) · Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) (6) · Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (5) · Justice Canada (JC) (4) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (2)

In their own words

• Bill C-16 (Protecting Victims Act), with respect to access to testimonial aids, restorative justice, deepfakes, coercive control, femicide, mandatory minimum penalties, procedural rules in sexual assault trials, criminal harassment, and delays in the criminal justice system
• Bill C-223 (Keeping Children Safe Act), with respect to precluding reliance on myths and stereotypes, replacing the maximum contact assumption, modifying the best interests of the child test, and the need for judicial education
• Provision of operational funding of $50 million over five years, starting in 2026-27, to support national gender equality organizations advancing systemic change for women, girls, trans and non-binary people in Canada