The provincial governments are exempt from the act, as are indigenous communities. They thought of that when they put it together. You're right that there's a tremendous amount of activity that isn't captured, but clearly they've decided that it's not in the public interest to capture and report on it.
The act has a very narrow list of entities that are completely exempt from the act, so they don't have to go through all those steps. Having said that, a lot of the provinces are mirroring the federal legislation.
This is not to pump their tires, but I'll tell you something about our Commissioner of Lobbying's office. One, their computer system works, and I don't say that lightly and I don't say that to joke. Their computer system works, and it works well. Two, the provinces have copied a lot of what they do so that there's a lot of similarity. If I register at a province or federally, it's making my life easier to do that. They also focus on compliance and not prosecution. When they get involved, their objective is to make sure you understand the rules so they can get you into compliance. They don't come in swinging and trying to cause people grief. They take a nicer approach, and I think it's a better approach.
