I'm currently preparing our annual report. Over the course of the year, the lobbyists we've contacted have said that all parliamentarians have been very accessible.
Lobbyists had to change the way they worked, and they held a number of meetings with the Zoom platform. These meetings had to be recorded in the Registry of Lobbyists, because they were arranged in advance and oral presentations were made. The explanation I was given was that because members don't spend as much time travelling, they have become more accessible thanks to the tools in place for parliamentarians.
In addition, several groups had to talk to all of you about programs that need to be in place during the pandemic. People wanted to know what the priorities were and what was being done to ensure that Canadians survive the year, which has been very difficult for everyone.