Thank you, Chair.
On the amendment, I take your point that the translation may not be complete. I would only advise that since I put in the amendment, we should go to the English version as the more authoritative. If there's a mistranslation, we could then fix it.
I don't have any difficulty with Mr. Poilievre's observation that the unregistered lobbyist may not be caught, but he or she may well be caught if the senior public office holder has someone introducing people or lobbying him. He has a duty to record it, and it's then recorded by the senior office holder. There doesn't seem to be any corresponding record by the lobbyist, registered or unregistered, that would illuminate the problem.
That's really all we're trying to get at here. Let's make sure this is as effective as possible. I think we all accepted that it was not an onerous task for a lobbyist to post a record, and it's certainly not onerous for a minister or senior office holder who has staff, agendas, and meetings with people. It's only to complete the circle and make sure there isn't anything slipping through. That's the only reason for the amendment.