I'd like to explore this with Parliament in terms of who Parliament really thinks should be captured by the legislation who maybe is not being captured because of the “significant part of duties” test. Again, we're looking at transparency, on the one hand, so that others—Canadians and so on—know who's lobbying. At the same time, there is a balance. The barriers shouldn't be undue so that people can't actually get to their members of Parliament.
From an administration point of view, the reason I'm saying there should be limited exemptions is that if it's too long a list, that becomes problematic. For example, in Alberta, if it's a non-profit organization that has charitable status, they do not need to register. The City of Toronto has something similar to that for community groups. A gas station owner that maybe wants to come to speak to you in your local riding is probably somebody Parliament doesn't want to capture as a lobbyist. How do we get out one-time encounters with certain firms. Is it using the Canada Revenue Agency, in terms of their limit on charitable organizations?