Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the guests for joining us today. Their answers and points of view are especially useful and thought-provoking.
As a parliamentarian, I feel that 90% of the people I meet are lobbyists. They are all asking for something. When I go to a seniors' residence, some of them want the mailbox moved closer to their door. Others want a sidewalk repaired. So certain definitions must be clarified, but our work basically consists in listening to claims and requests.
We know that some definitions are not the same in the Conflict of Interest Act and the Lobbying Act, even though they refer to similar matters. It is as though public administration had two separate systems, where it applied different rules to similar issues. The situation can become a bit schizophrenic.
It is clear that this creates confusion and that we need more consistency, but I would like you to give me some concrete examples of what you think is the impact of that confusion and different interpretations of a definition.