Thank you. I can only comment from the perspective of the Lobbying Act.
One of the greatest aspects of the Lobbying Act is the registry. There is a lot on that registry. It is transparent, but not everybody needs to go on that registry; therefore, there is definitely a gap. It is a concern of mine that there is a lot of communication happening that's not covered by the Lobbying Act, so it needs to be fixed.
With respect to the code, I am really hoping that this will set a new bar on the gold standard that we expect people to abide by. The clarity will give me the teeth to be able to investigate and report on it. I am hoping that it will have a positive impact on the trust that Canadians can have with respect to ethical lobbying and transparent, ethical lobbying.
I would note that it would appear from the media that many of you have been lobbied about this code. None of it has found its way onto the registry, so I don't know who has spoken to you about this. I'm suspecting that they are the same people who provided submissions, but that's a problem. I'm not sure what I'll do about that problem, but it is a problem right now. Hopefully, the code will help.