Regarding the member's last question about ethics, Mr. Chair, the lobbying legislation in terms of the culture in the U.S. is quite different from that in Canada. They have to report on the amount of money they spend on lobbying activities and sometimes, I believe, on the success of lobbying as well. They have quarterly reporting, whereas we have monthly reporting. So there's some similarity in trying to keep things current.
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