DATE EVENT / SUBMISSION GUEST SPEAKER / COMMENTS PDF REGISTER 2010-10-05 GRIC Networking Event • Wine & Cheese Guest of honour: David Jacobson, United States Ambassador to Canada. Pre-registration is mandatory. RSVP by September 30. Download PDF form to confirm your attendance.   2010-09-27 Annual General Meeting Contact the GRIC Secretariat for additional information.   2010-09-27 GRIC Speaker Series • Luncheon, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Karen Shepherd, Commissioner of Lobbying Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying Canada Pre-registration required by September 20 or until event capacity has been reached. Download PDF form to reserve your seat today.   2010-09-09 Board of Directors Meeting   2010-06-09 New Rules for B.C. Lobbyists Source: BCBusiness Online   2010-06-07 Some Observations on the State of Lobbying in Canada by W. Scott Thurlow Source: Canadian Parliamentary Review/Summer 2010   2010-06-01 Board of Directors Meeting   2010-05-12 GRIC Speaker Series Realignment – Canada's Changed Political Landscape Don Martin, National Post & Calgary Herald   2010-04-08 Board of Directors Meeting   2010-02-03 Board of Directors Meeting   2009-11-25 GRIC Slightly off the Hill ... for United Way/Centraide Ottawa An evening of non-partisan revelry in support of United Way/Centraide Ottawa.   2009-11-19 Board of Directors Meeting   2009-09-29 Networking Lunch and Annual General Meeting Dr Michael Geist, Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-Commerce Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa   2009-09-24 Board of Directors Meeting   2009-05-26 Board of Directors Meeting   2009-05-05 GRIC and PAAC Speaker Series: Economic Crisis – Impacts and Policy Options Panelists: Hon. Perrin Beatty, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Steven Chase, Globe and Mail Peggy Taillon, Canadian Council on Social Development   2009-02-23 Update from the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying For GRIC Members Only. Representatives from the Office: Pierre Ricard-Desjardins, Director of Operations Bruce Bergen, Senior Counsel Diane Lanteigne, Registration Unit Coordinator   2009-01-29 Board of Directors Meeting   2008-12-16 2008 Holiday Reception   2008-11-25 GRIC and PAAC Speaker Series: 40th Parliament – The Road Ahead Panelists: Tim Powers (Conservatives), Susan Smith (Liberals) and Karl Belanger (New Democrats).   2008-11-17 GRIC and PAAC Slightly off the Hill ... for United Way/Centraide Ottawa An evening of non-partisan revelry in support of United Way/Centraide Ottawa.   2008-11-06 Board of Directors Meeting   2008-09-09 Annual General Meeting   2008-09-09 Board of DIrectors Meeting   2008-09-09 GRIC and PAAC Speaker Series: 2008 United States Presidential Election Cindy Gillespie and Maryscott Greenwood McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP   2008-06-04 Presentation by the Director of Operations, Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists, to GRIC Members. View a copy of the presentation on the ORL website.   2008-06-04 Presentation by the Registrar of Lobbyists to GRIC Members. View a copy of the presentation on the ORL website.   2008-05-13 Educational Seminar Open to GRIC members only: The Upcoming Lobbying Act ... What you need to know and how you can be prepared. Sean Moore, Mentor, Teacher, Writer ...on Public Policy-Advocacy   2008-05-13 Educational Seminar Open to GRIC members only: The Upcoming Lobbying Act ... What you need to know and how you can be prepared. Colin MacDonald, Borden, Ladner Gervais LLP and Cyrus Reporter, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP   2008-05-08 Board of Directors Meeting   2008-05-06 GRIC and PAAC Speaker Series Senator Hugh Segal Strategies for effective tax reform and, the future of the Canadian Senate.   2008-03-27 Board of DIrectors Meeting   2008-02-25 GRIC and PAAC Speaker Series: News from the Front - Reporting on Parliament Hill Panelists: CTV's David Akin, Kady O'Malley of Maclean's and Manon Cornellier, Political Columnist, Le Devoir.   2008-02-01 GRIC submission. Proposed regulations to bring into force the Lobbying Act, Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 142, No. 1.   2008-01-31 Board of Directors Meeting   2008-01-05 Notice of proposed regulations to bring into force the Lobbying Act. Canada Gazette Part I   2007-12-17 2007 Holiday Reception Rideau Club   2007-11-22 GRIC and PAAC Parliament Pub Party. An evening of non-partisan revelry in support of United Way/Centraide Ottawa.   2007-11-08 Board of Directors Meeting   2007-09-20 Networking Lunch and Annual General Meeting Michael Marzolini, Chairman, POLLARA Strategic Public Opinion & Market Research: Sheraton Ottawa   2007-09-20 Board of Directors Meeting   2007-06-20 GRIC and PAAC Luncheon Speaker Series: Afghanistan: War of Words Panelists: Nik Nanos, President and CEO of SES Research and Greg Weston, Sun Media's National Political Columnist   2007-06-05 Government Relations: Advance Your Agenda A web-based seminar for Government Relations Practitioners (Instructor: Sean Moore, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP)   2007-05-31 Board of Directors Meeting   2007-04-12 Board of Directors Meeting   2007-03-29 Government Relations: Advance Your Agenda A series of half-day courses in Ottawa hosted by the Government Relations Leadership Institute.   2007-03-28 Networking Lunch: Blogs, New Media and the Future of Public Affairs Warren Kinsella   2007-02-08 Board of Directors Meeting   2006-12-11 2006 Holiday Reception Rideau Club   2006-11-27 Board of Directors Meeting   2006-10-31 Annual General Meeting Eddie Goldenberg, Partner, Stikeman Elliott   2006-10-05 Appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in relation to its study of Bill C-2. Leo Duguay, GRIC President and Lisa Stilborn, GRIC Vice-President   2006-09-21 The Government Relations Leadership Institute (GRLI) invites individuals and organizations to submit proposals for the development and delivery of three half-day (morning) professional development seminars planned for 2007 in Ottawa.   2006-09-05 Board of Directors Meeting   2006-05-16 Appearance before the House of Commons Legislative Committee on Bill C-2 Leo Duguay, GRIC President and Lisa Stilborn, GRIC Vice-President   2006-04-06 Role of the Senate in the new Parliament National Press Club - Senator Raynell Andreychuk and Senator Terry M. Mercer   2006-03-29 Board of Directors Meeting   2006-02-15 Advancing your Government Relations Agenda A two-day training seminar in Ottawa hosted by the Government Relations Leadership Institute.   2006-01-25 Board of Directors Meeting   2006-01-19 GRIC's Member - Guest New Year's Reception Rideau Club   2005-12-08 Board of Directors Meeting   2005-11-24 National Press Club Newsmaker Breakfast Leo Duguay: GRIC President speaks about what lobbyists really do for a living as opposed to myths.   2005-11-01 Board of Directors Meeting   2005-10-04 Annual General Meeting John Reynolds, M.P.   2005-08-25 Board of Directors Meeting   2005-06-23 Information Session: The Amended Lobbyists Registration Act Karen Shepherd and Pierre Ricard-Desjardins, Lobbyists Registration Branch   2005-04-13 Board of Directors Meeting   2005-04-12 Economic News Luncheon The Hon. Mauril Bélanger, P.C., M.P.: Theme: Democratic Reform   2005-02-15 Board of Directors Meeting   2005-01-13 Board of Directors Meeting   2004-10-29 Board of Directors Meeting   2004-08-30 Annual General Meeting David Zussman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, EKOS Research Associates Inc.: Minority Government Challenges for Lobbyists.   2004-08-20 Board of Directors Meeting   2004-04-27 Board of Directors Meeting   2004-01-28 Breakfast Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star, Tim Powers, Summa Strategies Canada and Mark Resnick, The Rothwell Group: Parliament's back and a new team is in place - what does this all mean for lobbyists?   2004-01-19 Board of Directors Meeting   2003-10-20 Luncheon Michael Gallagher, Minister Counsellor (Economic Affairs), Embassy of the United States of America   2003-10-03 Board of Directors Meeting   2003-06-23 Board of Directors Meeting and Annual General Meeting   2003-05-06 Submission GRIC appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the RIghts of Parliament concerning Amendments to the Lobbyist Registration Act.   2003-04-03 Board of Directors Meeting   2003-01-30 "Government Relations for Associations", Westin Ottawa Hotel GRIC partnered with the National Capital Region Chapter of the Canadian Society of Association Executives to organize this conference.   2003-01-17 Board of Directors Meeting   2002-11-28 Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry Proposed amendments to the Lobbyists Registration Act   2002-11-14 Board of Directors Meeting   2002-10-24 Luncheon Howard Wilson, Canada's Ethics Counsellor   2002-08-29 Board of Directors Meeting   2002-06-25 Board of Directors Meeting and Annual General Meeting   2002-02-20 Board of Directors Meeting   2001-12-07 Board of Directors Meeting   2001-09-28 Board of Directors Meeting   2001-09-26 Correspondence to the Hon. Brian Tobin, P.C., M.P. Minister of Industry Comment on the recent review and report on the Lobbyists Registration Act by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.   2001-08-14 Board of Directors Meeting   2001-05-29 Annual General Meeting Susan Whelan, M.P. Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology   2001-05-14 Correspondence to Susan Whelan, M.P. Chair, Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology Comments on two specific points raised by the Standing Committee   2001-04-05 Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology Lobbyist Registration Act Review   2001-03-01 Luncheon Jonathan T. Fried Senior ADM and G-7 Deputy, Finance Canada   2001-01-10 Luncheon Michelle D’Auray Chief Information Office, Treasury Board Secretariat   2000-03-22 Luncheon Hon. Sergio Marchi, P.C. Ambassador, Permanent Representative The Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations   2000-01-18 Luncheon Hon. Peter Lougheed   1999-09-28 Luncheon Kevin Lynch Deputy Minister, Industry Canada   1999-05-26 Luncheon Hon. Pierre Pettigrew, P.C., M.P. Minister of Human Resources and Development Canada   1998-11-06 Luncheon David Colville Vice-Chairman, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommucations Commission   1998-11-04 Appearance before the Ontario Legislative Assembly Bill 69, Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyists Statute Law Amendment Act, 1998   1998-09-16 Luncheon His Excellency Gordon Giffin Ambassador of the United States to Canada   1998-06-29 Annual General Meeting Hon. Don Boudria, P.C., M.P.   1997-11-27 Luncheon Joe Fontana, M.P.