One would call that advocacy, if it's not paid.
This is something very worrying to me, because we are seeing a decline in political participation.
Before politics, I did a lot of work internationally on democratic development. One thing Canada was known for, as a global best practice, particularly for political financing.... We have moved away from limits, because there will always be loopholes and workarounds in codified limits. In terms of international best practices, moving toward transparency allows the public to see what is going on. It then becomes self-regulating.
You mentioned something similar to that. I wouldn't mind if others could also weigh in, but, Mr. Thurlow—