I represent 105,000 constituents from Prince George—Peace River. For members, we represent our constituents; that's our prime job here in Ottawa.
Perhaps I can use the terms “undue influence” and “due influence”. I don't know if “due influence” would be accurate, but we'll go with it anyway; I think it says what I want it to say.
How do you differentiate between undue and due influence? We talked about whether we're having dinner with a certain group or we're having dinner with a certain constituent. To me, a constituent has the absolute right to tell me what they want me to do. That is my obligation as their representative.
It gets a bit interesting when you talk about undue influence. If it's my constituent, I need to lend them my ear and I need to listen. I guess I just want to know your definition of what that is, and what's acceptable and what isn't.