According to Ms. Robinson-Dalpé, who has 14 years of experience in the office and so who has a bit of a better idea than me of what she's talking about, the vast majority of people, 99%, have no problem complying with the legislation. They want to obey the law, they respect deadlines and other requirements. There are very few people who are causing problems at our office. We will probably focus on them, so that we will be a little harder than my predecessor was in terms of the penalties and the means used to force people to observe the act.
The penalties are quite limited at the moment. As you know, we have the power to impose penalties of up to $500, but sometimes there are other ways: The caucus, for example, or the Prime Minister in the case of a minister or a parliamentary secretary. However, it is theoretical. No minister or parliamentary secretary has caused any problems so far. However, if that happens, we might consider being a little bit tougher when it comes to compliance. It is unfair to the 99% of people who respect the plan to let someone not make a statement, for example. We are currently dealing with a fairly recent case. It doesn't involve a minister or a parliamentary secretary, but we will take steps to force that person to take the issue a little more seriously than it has been to date.