Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll get straight into it and I'll put it this way. I don't have a lot of patience for professional lobbyists. As far as I can tell, they bill clients based on how many meetings they get, multiplied by how many people are at them, rather than what they actually achieve at those meetings. I generally refuse to meet with them, unless they're from my riding or in my riding. Basically, if people have enough resources to tell me what to think, I probably don't want to hear from them.
Are you aware of how much professional lobbyists bill and are paid and does it matter for your purposes?