Good afternoon, everyone. I'm going to call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 36 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, February 12, 2026, section 14.1 of the Lobbying Act, and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the committee is resuming the statutory review of the Lobbying Act.
I'd like to welcome our witness for the first hour today, all the way from British Columbia: Michael Harvey is from the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for British Columbia. He is the commissioner and registrar.
Mr. Harvey, I welcome you to the committee. You have up to five minutes to address the committee. That will be followed by questions from members.
Go ahead, please.