Thank you, Mr. Hardy, for that question. It touches on a number of elements, so I'll address each one of them.
First, as I mentioned in my speech, we did see, after those amendments came in, a year-to-year 100% increase in the number of lobbyists who are entering their registration into the registry. It's important to clarify who needs to provide information on what in the registry. Anyone who lobbies any public official in a provincial entity needs to register as a lobbyist. If they're trying to influence any public office holders as part of their jobs, that is something they need to register.
The monthly returns need to be filed for lobbying activities with only senior public office holders, so only the most important. That way, we, on the one hand, get maximum transparency on lobbying across the board of both senior and junior officials. The more detailed information in the registry and available for scrutiny is for the lobbying of the most senior public office holders. It's important to clarify the two types of information.
