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January 21, 2025
1:00-2:00 PM ET
Cost: $60
Zoom Meeting
*Please note, all registrants will be provided with a link and password to the recording and presentation slides following the session. The recording will be available for 60 days.
This session will outline the political landscape of the upcoming federal election. It will cover:
- Current and trending public opinion, voter trends and likely electoral outcomes;
- Implications, challenges and opportunities for environmental policy;
- The importance of relationship building across parties and with relevant constituencies;
- How and where to pitch platform asks;
- Election strategies; and
- How to engage with the public service during the pre-election period.
This
workshop is for those who have at least some experience with government
relations, and want to learn more. The format will be interactive, with
opportunities for Q&A and discussion of specific examples. The
focus will be on the federal government, although the principles apply
at the provincial level, and to some degree, the municipal.
Our Presenter:
Aaron Freeman is owner of Pivot Strategic Consulting, which provides government relations and policy advice to companies, NGOs, and Indigenous organizations. He is also Founder of GreenPAC, Canada’s organization to build environmental leadership in politics. Between 2009 and 2012, Aaron served as a Senior Advisor to the Premier of Ontario. Prior to joining government, Aaron coordinated several national advocacy campaigns on environment, democratic reform, and human rights issues. He also served as Policy Director for Environmental Defence.
The Hill Times has named Aaron one of the Top 100 Federal Lobbyists in Canada. He has received a Canada Clean50 Award for his work as a Sustainability Champion.
Aaron has taught public governance law at the University of Ottawa and is co-author of The Laws of Government: The Legal Foundations of Canadian Democracy, a book the Ontario Bar Association lists as one of “The Top 15 Books Every Lawyer Should Read.”
Aaron’s new Energy Neighbour initiative is creating buyers pools for homeowners that want to retrofit their homes to be more energy efficient.