ARCHIVED VIDEO STREAM
This is the archived version of a program presented on April 3, 2012.  This will not become available until 2 weeks after the orginal program date.  To order this format please click on the "REGISTER NOW" button.   

Join us as Guy Giorno, a leading expert on lobbying law, election finance law and public sector ethics, discusses the nuts and bolts of relevant lobbying law and leaves attendees with critical knowledge of "do's" and "don'ts". This program will answer questions like:

What do you and your clients need to know about the parameters of political activities? What CRA statements are relevant? What is the difference between a charitable purpose and a political purpose? What is permitted? What is prohibited?

What do you and your clients need to know about the Federal Lobbying Act rules and how they impact on Canadian charities that lobby government? What constitutes lobbying? What activities are caught? What is the scope of the relevant legislation? What definitions and thresholds do you and your clients need to remember?

Speakers:
Guy W. Giorno, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Chair:
Victoria Prince, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP