Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all of our witnesses for joining in the conversation here today.
Just to start, off the top, I think everyone around this table agrees on the need for a robust regime to ensure that there's accountability, so that ultimately Canadians can trust the system, both in lobbying and the way that lobbying happens as well as in federal decision-making.
I have just a few questions for some of the witnesses. I hope to get through to everybody. If not, maybe I'll have a round later in our meeting.
Ms. Buttle from the Government Relations Institute of Canada, you mentioned that there were some things that were improved in the updated code. Would you mind referencing a few of the improvements?
We've heard a fair amount about the challenges related to hospitality and the cooling-off period. I'm just wondering if you could highlight some of the things that you see as improvements.