If you're a minister of the crown, when anyone approaches you about any issue, that's an act of lobbying. For instance, suppose I'm a minister of the crown who represents a riding in B.C., and I go to a fundraising event in Toronto.
Do you think it's fair game to say that those rules don't apply because I'm just appearing as the MP for my riding in Vancouver, or do you think ministers of the crown are ministers of the crown wherever they are or whatever the event is?