If you read the recent report from the Gallant commission, you will see that it is precisely one of the points that was raised. We saw that no private lobbying mandate was on record in connection with the contracts awarded for the SAAQclic megaproject. There, the public, even public office holders, was never aware that lobbying activities connected to that megaproject even took place.
As I said by way of introduction, that aspect of federal legislation has to be improved, as in any legislation that has to do with lobbying. A lot of influence comes into play when contracts are awarded. I feel that we need a smart framework, one that eliminates things past a certain threshold. The public accepts a threshold it sees as appropriate. So it would be preferable to have lobbying activities more closely regulated, and therefore appropriate, for contracts above a certain value.
Once again, for us, the rules for lobbying should be based on the relevance of the information for the public, so that they are aware of what is going on and so that they can make informed choices. The idea of relevance is not in the hands of those doing the lobbying.