I believe that Mr. Carson was sentenced under the act.
I understand your frustration. I think the way that I would respond to your question is by saying that a reputational hit for people who are in the business of being an advocate is damning. It will make it impossible for them to make a living. It will be impossible for them to do the things they want to do. If you're a solicitor and you've been found to be in contravention of this, why would anybody else hire you to do that work?
I think the absence of investigations is not necessarily proof that there is a problem. There have been files that have been referred to the RCMP. There absolutely have been reports that have been tabled in Parliament.
You tell me: You are the elected official. If you knew that someone had been in violation of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct, would you be so ready to have your name appear in the public registry as having met with them?