Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
Commissioner, in your presentation this morning you talked about the registry of lobbyists and expanding the capture to include organizations and corporations that do not meet the significant part of duties. I agree with that. I think we're really looking at the access to influence.
As far as the intent or purpose of the lobbying, as members of Parliament we have people who come to lobby to provide information. Somebody who comes to try to unduly influence a vote or have a benefit is a little different. For instance, if somebody came in and lobbied me and said that if I gave them an ad contract they would give hundreds of thousands of dollars to my party, that is something that should be reported and is undue influence.
There would be a penalty for someone who failed to report—or a late registry. But what if somebody makes an offer or something and I don't report it? For instance, somebody comes in and says that if I do something for them they'll give so much money for my campaign, or whatever. Do I have a duty to report that I have been approached and asked for undue influence? Can you see where the penalties would be at different levels?