It makes no sense to me. Contracts are contracts in Quebec and they are all covered, no matter whether a consultant lobbyist or a company is conducting the lobbying activities. They are all in-house lobbyists.
However, in Quebec, 14% of the mandates are about contracts. This is important in terms of the figures and in terms of the money. The concept of entering into a contract with the state is as important with contracts as it is with grants or funding.
In my view, this hole that currently exists in the federal act is a problem. There is no transparency in contracting when the companies are doing the activities.