I suppose it is the principle that is more important. Yes, no system is ever going to be perfect. Every system we create is a human system and human systems are not perfect, but you mentioned for example the idea of whether the public should know you are going to golf with someone. I would argue that it depends upon who that person is. In my former career as a journalist in British Columbia, there were certainly instances when it would be important for me, as a journalist, to know whether you were golfing with a particular individual, as it would be in the public interest if that person were, for example, a lobbyist.
