Environmental Defence Canada
Environmental Defence Canada has met with MPs 117 times since January 2024, reaching 44 MPs across 5 parties. Most recent contact: August 27, 2026.
What they're asking for
In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.
Supporting the commitment made by the federal government to end fossil fuel subsidies and public financing of the oil and gas sector, and ensure the Polluter Pays principle is upheld.
August 27, 2026 · Patrick Bonin · Bloc Québécois · Taxation and Finance; Climate
Advancing climate transition plans across the economy, requiring federally regulated financial institutions and large companies to develop and implement plans that align their business with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
August 21, 2026 · Eric St-Pierre · Liberal · Environment; Taxation and Finance; Climate
Advising on the climate impacts of existing or proposed LNG projects, as well as the global business environment for LNG, and seeking to mitigate harms.
July 21, 2026 · Gurbux Saini · Liberal · Energy; Infrastructure; Climate; Economic Development
Seeking stronger rules, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicle fuel economy regulations and zero-emission vehicle standards to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.
July 16, 2026 · Leah Gazan · NDP · Transportation; Climate
Advising on the climate, environmental, and economic risks of new bitumen pipelines and related fossil fuel industry expansion, and seeking to mitigate harms.
June 23, 2026 · Hedy Fry · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Fisheries; Industry; Infrastructure
Supporting the establishment, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, of regulations on the manufacture, use, sale and import of products containing CEPA-toxic and potentially toxic substances.
June 4, 2026 · Chi Nguyen · Liberal · Environment; Health
Advising on the environmental impacts of projects enabled by Bill C-5 and seeking to mitigate harms.
June 1, 2026 · Fares Al Soud · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Fisheries; Infrastructure; Climate
Supporting the strengthening of current and future federal government emission reduction targets.
May 14, 2026 · Karim Bardeesy · Liberal · Climate
Seeking that the federal government deny changes to the Tripartite Agreement, and therefore not enable a process toward expanding the Toronto Island Airport to accommodate jets.
May 12, 2026 · Heather McPherson · NDP · Environment; Infrastructure; Transportation; Climate; Housing
Seeking investment and co-investment in housing programs to increase housing capacity within towns and cities in Canada.
April 24, 2026 · Chi Nguyen · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Fisheries; Infrastructure; Climate
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Supporting the federal government's plans and financial support for decarbonizing steel production in Canada.
April 17, 2026 · John-Paul Danko · Liberal · Health; Industry; Climate; Economic Development
Supporting the establishment, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, of regulations to address plastic pollution.
February 10, 2026 · Patrick Bonin · Bloc Québécois · Environment; Health
Supporting the establishment of the Canada Public Transit Fund and negotiated infrastructure funding agreements with provinces, territories, and cities, where the federal government would establish land-use standards near federally funded transit stations, establish zero-emission bus procurement requirements and expand operations funding to increase transit service levels.
January 19, 2026 · Heather McPherson · NDP · Energy; Environment; Fisheries; Health; Industry
Seeking, under the Canada Business Corporation Act, disclosure requirements for large private companies on their climate-related emissions and net-zero transition plans.
December 17, 2025 · Eric St-Pierre · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Taxation and Finance; Climate; Consumer Issues
Highlighting affordability and environmental considerations of applying tariffs to Chinese electric vehicles.
November 14, 2025 · Bruce Fanjoy · Liberal · Climate; Consumer Issues
Federal Budget - providing resources for environmental initiatives, including climate change, public transit, renewable energy, climate finance accountability, investment in water and wastewater infrastructure, pollution abatement and enforcement, economic transition, sustainable jobs, aligning federal spending with climate objectives and restricting resources for fossil fuels.
November 13, 2025 · Elizabeth May · Green Party · Energy; Environment; Industry; Infrastructure; Mining
Presentations on how to improve Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act and its subsequent regulations in a manner that protects the environment in Canada.
October 6, 2025 · Julie Dabrusin · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Health; Industry; Infrastructure
Supporting stronger rules limiting methane emissions from the oil and gas industry under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
July 28, 2025 · Julie Dabrusin · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Fisheries; Health; Taxation and Finance
Supporting a Climate-Aligned Finance Act, that would include enforcing science-based targets and holding financial institutions accountable to them.
July 15, 2025 · Karina Gould · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Taxation and Finance; Climate
Supporting S-243, An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act, that would include enforcing science-based targets and holding financial institutions accountable to them, establishing climate alignment as a superseding duty, and strengthening capital adequacy requirements.
March 11, 2025 · Ryan Turnbull · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Taxation and Finance; Climate
Supporting the establishment, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, of a greenhouse gas emissions cap regulation for the oil and gas sector.
October 24, 2024 · Francis Scarpaleggia · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Climate
Seeking to arrange meetings with key ministers' offices and officials to discuss Canada's commitments on capping on Oil and Gas Emissions, and meeting 2030 climate targets.
October 24, 2024 · Francis Scarpaleggia · Liberal · Energy; Environment; Taxation and Finance; Climate; Natural Resources
Supporting the ongoing designation, under the Impact Assessment Act, of the proposed Highway 413 and the “Hydrogen Ready Power Plant” in St. Clair township, both in Ontario.
October 2, 2024 · Ryan Turnbull · Liberal · Environment; Fisheries
Full meeting log
117 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.
| Date | MP |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Patrick Bonin · Bloc Québécois |
| 2026-08-24 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2026-08-21 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2026-07-21 | Gurbux Saini · Liberal |
| 2026-07-16 | Leah Gazan · NDP |
| 2026-07-16 | Jenny Kwan · NDP |
| 2026-07-14 | Xavier Barsalou-Duval · Bloc Québécois |
| 2026-07-14 | Will Greaves · Liberal |
| 2026-07-14 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2026-06-23 | Hedy Fry · Liberal |
| 2026-06-08 | Shannon Miedema · Liberal |
| 2026-06-05 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2026-06-04 | Chi Nguyen · Liberal |
| 2026-06-01 | Fares Al Soud · Liberal |
| 2026-06-01 | Shannon Miedema · Liberal |
| 2026-05-29 | Corey Hogan · Liberal |
| 2026-05-28 | Zoe Royer · Liberal |
| 2026-05-15 | Elizabeth May · Green Party |
| 2026-05-14 | Karim Bardeesy · Liberal |
| 2026-05-14 | Will Greaves · Liberal |
| 2026-05-13 | Will Greaves · Liberal |
| 2026-05-12 | Heather McPherson · NDP |
| 2026-05-11 | Heather McPherson · NDP |
| 2026-05-06 | Patrick Bonin · Bloc Québécois |
| 2026-05-06 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
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| Date | MP |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Adam van Koeverden · Liberal |
| 2026-05-06 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2026-05-05 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2026-04-24 | Chi Nguyen · Liberal |
| 2026-04-17 | John-Paul Danko · Liberal |
| 2026-03-24 | Jaime Battiste · Liberal |
| 2026-03-24 | Jenny Kwan · NDP |
| 2026-03-16 | Will Greaves · Liberal |
| 2026-03-10 | Patrick Bonin · Bloc Québécois |
| 2026-03-10 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2026-03-09 | Bruce Fanjoy · Liberal |
| 2026-03-09 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2026-02-10 | Patrick Bonin · Bloc Québécois |
| 2026-02-10 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2026-01-28 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2026-01-20 | Corey Hogan · Liberal |
| 2026-01-19 | Heather McPherson · NDP |
| 2025-12-17 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2025-12-10 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2025-12-03 | Patrick Bonin · Bloc Québécois |
| 2025-11-14 | Bruce Fanjoy · Liberal |
| 2025-11-13 | Elizabeth May · Green Party |
| 2025-11-10 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2025-11-07 | Shannon Miedema · Liberal |
| 2025-10-17 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2025-10-07 | Patrick Bonin · Bloc Québécois |
| 2025-10-07 | Shannon Miedema · Liberal |
| 2025-10-07 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2025-10-06 | Julie Dabrusin · Liberal |
| 2025-10-06 | Tim Hodgson · Liberal |
| 2025-09-16 | Carlos Leitão · Liberal |
| 2025-09-08 | Elizabeth May · Green Party |
| 2025-09-03 | Sophie Chatel · Liberal |
| 2025-09-03 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2025-08-25 | Will Greaves · Liberal |
| 2025-08-21 | Jake Sawatzky · Liberal |
| 2025-08-19 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2025-08-13 | Eric St-Pierre · Liberal |
| 2025-08-11 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2025-07-28 | Julie Dabrusin · Liberal |
| 2025-07-15 | Karina Gould · Liberal |
| 2025-06-04 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2025-03-11 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2025-02-21 | Sophie Chatel · Liberal |
| 2025-01-29 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2025-01-28 | Sophie Chatel · Liberal |
| 2025-01-22 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-12-13 | Rachel Bendayan · Liberal |
| 2024-11-28 | Don Davies · NDP |
| 2024-11-26 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-10-29 | Scott Aitchison · Conservative |
| 2024-10-29 | Xavier Barsalou-Duval · Bloc Québécois |
| 2024-10-29 | Don Davies · NDP |
| 2024-10-24 | Francis Scarpaleggia · Liberal |
| 2024-10-24 | Francis Scarpaleggia · Liberal |
| 2024-10-02 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-09-23 | Don Davies · NDP |
| 2024-09-23 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-09-20 | Ruby Sahota · Liberal |
| 2024-08-16 | Julie Dabrusin · Liberal |
| 2024-07-26 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-07-23 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-07-04 | Don Davies · NDP |
| 2024-06-19 | Elizabeth May · Green Party |
| 2024-06-17 | Gérard Deltell · Conservative |
| 2024-06-12 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2024-06-06 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-06-06 | Adam van Koeverden · Liberal |
| 2024-05-13 | Julie Dabrusin · Liberal |
| 2024-05-06 | Chris Bittle · Liberal |
| 2024-05-06 | Chris Bittle · Liberal |
| 2024-04-29 | Mel Arnold · Conservative |
| 2024-04-29 | Julie Dabrusin · Liberal |
| 2024-04-29 | Randy Hoback · Conservative |
| 2024-04-29 | Gord Johns · NDP |
| 2024-04-29 | Tim Louis · Liberal |
| 2024-04-29 | Adam van Koeverden · Liberal |
| 2024-04-29 | Chris d'Entremont · Liberal |
| 2024-04-28 | Julie Dabrusin · Liberal |
| 2024-04-26 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-04-19 | Julie Dabrusin · Liberal |
| 2024-02-28 | Yasir Naqvi · Liberal |
| 2024-02-28 | Sherry Romanado · Liberal |
| 2024-02-28 | Francis Scarpaleggia · Liberal |
| 2024-02-28 | Francis Scarpaleggia · Liberal |
| 2024-02-28 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2024-02-20 | Jean-Denis Garon · Bloc Québécois |
| 2024-02-20 | Gabriel Ste-Marie · Bloc Québécois |
| 2024-02-14 | Elizabeth May · Green Party |
| 2024-02-13 | Ryan Turnbull · Liberal |
| 2024-02-02 | Patrick Weiler · Liberal |
| 2024-01-30 | Heather McPherson · NDP |
At committee
Environmental Defence Canada has testified at 2 House committee meetings this Parliament, as listed by the House. Lobbying is one channel; this is the public one.