Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Madam Commissioner, for being here.
You have such an in-depth knowledge of this. It's really refreshing for us to learn and hopefully take some of it away.
My colleague Mr. Bains touched on sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. I want to touch on section 4.2, which reads:
Never lobby an official or their associates where the official could reasonably be seen to have a sense of obligation towards you because of political work—paid or unpaid—you are doing or have done for the benefit of the official, unless the cooling-off period has expired.
I'm sure you understand that completely.
Section 4.2 states that you should never lobby an individual who may have a sense of obligation due to political work, either paid or unpaid. We've seen in reporting that Ms. Byrne's firm has been lobbying Conservative members of Parliament and designated public office holders in the Leader of the Opposition's office. Ms. Byrne has been reported as being the next national campaign director.
Do you believe that Ms. Byrne's role as a national campaign director could create a sense of this obligation? Technically speaking, with the updated code of conduct that you published last year, back home in the next election campaign, my sign chair won't be able to lobby me for one to two years because of that sense of obligation.
Tell me what your thoughts are on Ms. Byrne holding that role.