Thank you, Madam Chair.
I thank the witnesses for appearing before us today.
I have a question on a topic that was touched upon. It deals with more informal meetings that were not arranged in advance. Take the example of the Hy's Steakhouse case, for example, where there were meetings that were not necessarily planned. There is also the example of the Albany Club. It is said that these are social encounters. This involves both lobbyists and public office holders. These meetings were not organized in advance, but there probably were discussions on certain issues.
I would also like to discuss a document that Mr. Giorno sent to the City of Ottawa when the city wanted to set up a lobbyists registry. You wrote it in December 2011. I will quote you in English because we were unable to find the document in French.
Continue to cover all types of lobbying communication (oral and written, formal and informal).
Is it therefore still your position, as far as the federal registry is concerned, that you wish to go and search through even informal discussions?
I would like to hear you on this point.