Lobbying Disclosure: Canadian National Railway (2014)
April 1, 2014
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The Frame
This document identifies the professional representation hired by a major rail operator to influence administrative decisions at the Chicago Planning Commission during the second quarter of 2014.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Canadian National Railway
The company is the client seeking to influence administrative decisions regarding rail transportation.
Chicago Planning Commission
The commission is the government body receiving the lobbying communications.
Last recorded activity April 1, 2014.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- Gary J. LaPaille served as the registered lobbyist for the Canadian National Railway.
- The lobbying activity was directed at the Chicago Planning Commission.
- The stated purpose of the lobbying was the marketing of rail transportation issues.
- The registration period for this lobbying activity was April 1, 2014, through June 30, 2014.
- The action type is classified as administrative.
Why It Matters
This document identifies the professional representation hired by a major rail operator to influence administrative decisions at the Chicago Planning Commission during the second quarter of 2014.
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Lobbying Activity
GARY J LAPAILLE
on behalf of CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Historical Lobbying Record
This document provides a snapshot of corporate influence efforts directed at the Chicago Planning Commission from a decade ago.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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