I also agree that Hy's and Café Henry Burger, and these outfits, would be out of business if public office holders turned down lunches from lobbyists, because at any given lunch time, that's who fills all the tables.
Justice Gomery said the registrar should have the ability to both investigate and prosecute and give fines under the act, because the RCMP doesn't bother to follow up on most of these complaints. So while Mr. Duguay says we should send any information we have to the RCMP, they neither have the time nor the resources to go after what they would see as a very low priority. It's only in the province of Quebec where the registrar there has in fact issued a fine recently. That's a very, very rare occurrence. It's the first one ever.
The RCMP hasn't the time to follow you guys to Café Henry Burger and check your expense accounts. That's not going to happen.