Certainly I do, if you tell me the Lobbying Act will be changed in the next few weeks, but that is not going to happen, and I need to find a way to regulate what's going on now.
Currently there is already a rule in place, and it has been there since 2015. I'm now trying to l'encadrer in a way that meets charter obligations. When you think about it, I could have one rule that simply says not to lobby anyone who has a sense of obligation towards you, and leave it at that.
I will get lots of complaints in my office, which I will not be able to get through, because I only have 28 people. This code is to try to explain how we are trying to limit when and how, based on considerations. People should call us, and if they call us, we will be able to give them proper advice.
Let's not forget that you have your own obligations if you feel like someone is.... I don't know. If a campaign manager helps you to get elected and they come and lobby you after the election, is that appropriate? We're saying that it shouldn't be happening if we want to enhance public confidence in the decision-making process. That is why we've limited it. If this committee believes it should be five years—