Mrs. Karen Shepherd at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On February 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.

February 16th, 2012 / 12:45 p.m.

Commissioner of Lobbying, Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying

There are two answers to that. I will try to go over them quickly.

If a lobbyist works for a non-profit organization or company, I think that's included in the preparation. So it should be included in calculating the 20%. When it comes to others—for instance consultants—the legislation is clear. It's a matter of communicating with a public office holder.

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