BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBER TRADE COUNCIL

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	1	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	6	2
2004	—	3	2
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	4	3
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	4	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
QGA PUBLIC AFFAIRS (FORMERLY QUINN GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES)	—	16
DLA PIPER LLP (US)	—	7
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	19
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	13
SENATE	13
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	7
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Energy, Dept of	2
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	25
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1

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