Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I thank the member for the question. The CBA position is that yes, there should be some form of appeal process. It should be an administrative process. In most cases with AMP penalties, it's a paper review process. It can be to the commissioner or some ot

Information & Ethics committee  It could be within her office. Given her status as an independent officer of Parliament, I think it would be difficult to have an authority above her within government. But there could be an internal review process or a reconsideration based on other facts if, for example, the in

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. As the member may know, the CBA issued an opinion on rule 8. Neither Mr. Giorno nor I contributed to that opinion. One of the issues clearly is the interpretation of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct. And one of the recommendations we have in our brief is

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, and enforceable.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, for that question. I think that, again, what types of communications are covered by the act, what is considered lobbying or registrable lobbying within the confines of the act, may help assist that question. If an individual were to go to their member of

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Absolutely, that's correct. There have certainly been circumstances where a former public office holder is contemplating potential conduct or activities or employment after they leave office and have to actually consult with both the Commissioner of Lobby

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, for the question. Mr. Giorno will deal with it in substance, but just as a general rule, as our colleague Ms. Hunter said, we are members of the CBA. We're also lawyers in individual law firms, and we are obviously not in a position today to speak about

Information & Ethics committee  Sixth, as a technical matter, we believe that the commissioner's current administrative review process should be enshrined in the act. Our submission lists a number of reasons why this amendment would improve the administration of justice. Seventh, we believe that Parliament sho