Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-15
Registrant: Diane Francoeur
Client: Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Targeted institutions:
Justice Canada (JC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
House of Commons
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Legislative bills: S-228
Acts: Criminal Code
Government funding received:
Institution: Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Amount: 323942.00
Institution: Health Canada (HC)
Amount: 1701135.00
Institution: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Amount: 84987.00
Lobbying activity details:
Womena's health data: Advocate for greater priority to be placed on realities faced by under-represented groups such as Black women, Indigenous People, newcomers to Canada and those experiencing homelessness and substance-use disorders who are disproportionally impacted by the women’s health gap.
Misinformation in women's health care: Advocate for better education and resources to counter mis- and dis-information in women's health care
Advocacy for the government to fulfil its 2025 election commitment to create a national IVF program that would provide up to $20,000 toward one IVF cycle per patient.
Advocacy for the federal government to fulfil its 2025 election commitment to address the long-overlooked area of postpartum
maternal health by funding research to identify care gaps, measure health outcomes and guide future investments.
Sexual and reproductive health: Advocate for enhanced funding to national, independent, science-based professional organizations to educate Canadians on women's sexual and reproductive rights
Women's health data: Advocate for the federal government to place a greater priority on addressing the women's health gap by taking leadership role in seeing provinces and territories collect and track key indicators of women's health.
Improved diagnosis and treatment options for women: Advocate for increased capacity for diagnosing and treating women’s health conditions and encourage the federal government to encourage provinces and territories (through funding streams, bilateral negotiations, FPT discussions) to eliminate current barriers to care.
Improved diagnosis and treatment options for women: Advocate for funding for evidence-based research and science to build capacity for diagnosis and treatment of women’s health conditions.
Women's health data: Advocate for more dedicated financial resources for data collection focused on addressing the women's health gap.
Improved diagnosis and treatment options for women: Advocate for expanded free access to virtual care consultations for women’s health conditions, especially in underserved communities including First Nations and rural and remote areas.
Universal coverage of contraceptives: Advocate for a full range of contraceptives to be included in the National Pharmacare Framework.
Advocacy for universal, free coverage of a full range of contraceptives for all Canadian women, including urging the federal government to enter into funding agreements with all provinces and territories so all Canadian women can access free birth control, regardless of address.
Sillborn prevention and perinatal loss: Advocate for a consistent, national framework to accurately capture and address the causes of stillbirths in Canada. Advocate for resources for education and awareness of perinatal loss.
Surgical wait times: Advocate for dedicated funding to provinces and territories to reduce surgical wait times for obstetric and gynaecological procedures. Advocate for the federal government to work with provincial and territorial health leadership to address disparities in the prioritization of surgery time.
Pain management in women: Advocate for evidence-based education and programs to build capacity for diagnosis and treatment, including
reducing surgical wait times.
Bill S-228: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures): Provide SOGC's perspective on Bill S-228, particularly as it relates to the impact of potential criminalization of procedures that are performed to save women’s lives and the potential impacts on access to reproductive health care for all Canadian women.
Sexual and reproductive health: Advocate for equitable access to reproductive health care services, including abortion services, for women in every part of Canada.
Women's health: Advocating for creation of a national approach to providing guidance to health providers that care for women coming to Canada from conflict zones. This would include tools to help providers treating women who may be experiencing the physical and emotional trauma of not only of the violence of the conflicts themselves, but also a lack of adequate health care in these areas.