Consultant Lobbyist Registration - Initial Return

CL-11222-01 - Initial Return Status

Active

Registration Details

Type of Lobbyist Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Number CL-11222-01
Type of Registration Initial Return
Submission Date 16-May-2019
Official Filing Date 16-May-2019

Designated Filer Information

Organization Name Wellington Advocacy Inc.

Designated Filer Name Nick Koolsbergen
Position Title Chief Executive Officer

Business Address:
Street 1600 Carling Ave #800
City Ottawa
Province Ontario
Postal Code K1Z1G3

Consultant Lobbyist Information

Current Lobbyist Information

Please add the name of each individual consultant lobbyist in your organization who will be engaged in
lobbying with respect to this client undertaking.

Name Position
Nick Koolsbergen CEO

Former Public Office Holders

Has any consultant lobbyist named in the return become a former public office holder within the previous 2
years?

No

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Lobbying of Executive Council and MLAs

Have any consultant lobbyists named in the return lobbied or expect to lobby during the relevant period
any MLA or any individual on the Member's staff?

Yes

Have any consultant lobbyists named in the return lobbied or expect to lobby during the relevant period
any member of the Executive Council (includes all Ministers and Premier) or any individual on their staff?

Yes

Contract to Provide Paid Advice

Does any consultant lobbyist named in the return hold a contract to provide paid advice to a department or
a prescribed Provincial entity?

No

Does any person associated with a lobbyist named in the return hold a contract to provide paid advice to a
department or a prescribed Provincial entity that is on the same subject matter as the lobbyist’s lobbying
activities?

No

Client Information

Client Information

Client name: Postmedia Network Inc

Street / PO Box 365 Bloor Street East
City Toronto
Province / State Ontario
Postal / ZIP Code M4W3L4
Website address: https://www.postmedia.com

Parent Corporations and Subsidiaries

If your client is a corporation, does it have any subsidiaries that have a direct interest in the outcome of the
lobbying activities?

No

If your client is a corporation, is it a subsidiary of any other corporation(s)?

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No

Coalition

Is your client a coalition?

No

Controls / Direct Interests

Does any individual or organization that controls or directs the client’s activities have a direct interest in
the outcome of the lobbying activities?

No

Funding of Lobbying Activities

Has any individual or organization contributed, during the individual or organization’s financial year that
preceded this filing, $1,000 or more towards lobbying activities on behalf of the client?

No

Government Funding

Has the client received any funding from any government, government agency or prescribed Provincial
entity within the last 12 months?

Yes

Full name of government, government agency or Enter amount (numbers only)

prescribed Provincial entity (no acronyms)
Government of Canada - Canadian Periodical Fund $1,580,000.00

Has the client requested any funding from any government, government agency or prescribed Provincial
entity within the last 12 months?

Yes

Full name of government, government agency or Enter amount (numbers only)

prescribed Provincial entity (no acronyms)
Government of Canada - Canadian Periodical Fund $1,530,000.00

Lobbying Activity

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Relevant Period

An undertaking is an agreement entered into between a consultant lobbyist and a client for the consultant
lobbyist to lobby on the client’s behalf. The agreement can be written or oral. The undertaking start date is
the date of agreement. It does not matter whether or not the lobbying has yet occurred.

Undertaking Entry Date (DD-Mon-YYYY) 15-May-2019

Undertaking End Date (DD-Mon-YYYY) 15-May-2020

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Who is Being Lobbied? Subject Matter Details

Energy Alberta Treasury Board Program or Policy: Energy War Room

and Finance To discuss ways Postmedia could be involved in the
Alberta Environment and government's energy war room.
Parks
Executive Council
Premier's Office
Alberta Energy
Alberta Legislative
Assembly

Communication Techniques

Please specify all communication techniques used. Arranging one or more meetings, Informal
communications, Meetings, Presentations, Social Media,
Telephone Calls, Written communication whether in hard
copy or electronic format

Additional Information

Please provide any additional information which you feel was not covered elsewhere in this registration
(optional). Information provided is included in the published registration.

Declaration

Declaration and Certification

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I declare that (select only one)

• No lobbyist named in the return holds a contract for providing paid advice to a department or prescribed
Provincial entity.

I further declare that (select one for each statement):

Every lobbyist named in the return, and to my knowledge after reasonable inquiry, every person associated with
those lobbyists, are not in contravention of section 6 of the Lobbyists Act (contracting prohibitions)

• I Declare

Every lobbyist named in the return, and to my knowledge after reasonable inquiry, every person associated with
those lobbyists, are not in contravention of section 6.1 of the Lobbyists Act (prohibition on contingent payment)

• I Declare

Every lobbyist named in the return, and to my knowledge after reasonable inquiry, every person associated with
those lobbyists, are not in contravention of section 6.2 of the Lobbyists Act (prohibited gifts)

• I Declare

I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information contained in this return is true.

Designated Filer (DF) Name Nick Koolsbergen

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