Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Madam Commissioner, gentlemen, good afternoon. It is a pleasure to have you here. Lobbying is an issue that people are not necessarily familiar with and that I was not that familiar with. We hear about it, of course, but I really appreciated your explanation, especially the clarification you gave in response to my colleague's question about what it is exactly.
Furthermore, it is clear that your staff is not sitting around twiddling its thumbs. They seem to be hard at work, because I can see from your report that you verified a huge number of people and reports, and carried out many reviews and even investigations. So, yes, I do think your people are hard at work, and that is good to know. However, there is something I really want to ask, but I do not want to offend you.
It is no secret that there are lobbyists in this Parliament who are duly registered and recognized but who make introductions for other lobbyists—lobbyists who are not duly registered or recognized and who are then able to meet with members of the Prime Minister's Office, if not the Prime Minister, himself. That is a weakness in the Lobbying Act. I want to know if you have heard about this situation and whether you plan to do anything to bring the situation under control, in accordance with the act. That is my first question.