Mrs. Karen Shepherd at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On October 27th, 2009. See this statement in context.

October 27th, 2009 / 9:55 a.m.

Commissioner of Lobbying , Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying

There is no financial penalty or jail term for a breach of the code, but when conducting an investigation I am obliged to table a report before Parliament.

I can tell you that of the four reports the previous office tabled in Parliament, the names of these individuals carry quite a bit of weight. We are in court on the matter of an individual trying to show why they were not a lobbyist. So while there is no financial penalty or jail term, I think the bread and butter provided by their names is important to these individuals.

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