I've spent some time talking to people in my constituency about this, and I think that government relations, and lobbying in general, are quite a bit different from the way they're actually perceived.
One of the things you understand once you get here is that government is a very big machine and legislation has long tentacles in some regards. You may not understand how it impacts on any specific industry, so hearing from folks who are representing those industries is invaluable to members of Parliament, because you're not going to hear it on the Hill otherwise. I think there are some very valuable functions that are performed.
In talking about the process of registering and reporting, is it timely? Is it exhaustive? Is it difficult?