Okay, so there was nothing to legally stop him. It was certainly possible.
The question of payment is interesting, because one of the arguments the Kielburger brothers used was that they were just volunteers and they didn't get paid, so they were like any other volunteer who knocks on an MP's door.
We just read the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's report, and he states, “any decision made by Mr. Morneau that could further the private interests of WE would be made improperly since it would also further the interests of its co-founder, Mr. Kielburger.” He goes on to state, “WE was the lone administrator of the CSSG and would have acquired a significant financial interest for its role. ... [The Kielburgers'] involvement in WE's day-to-day operations is so prevalent that the organization's interests are also those of its co-founders.”
Would you say, from that interpretation of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's findings, that they would have been in a better position to register to lobby because of their direct financial interest?