I would have to say that would be a decision, based on the recommendations of this committee, as to which offences should be looked at through a criminal lens or which ones should be looked at with some alternate options, such as administrative monetary penalties.
In my opinion, when we look at the wide spectrum of potential offences, again, not registering is an offence under the act, but do we want to capture everyone who is late in registering? There could be other cases that are referred to us because there might be a lack of training or some bad information that's been provided to someone. Again, the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying possesses incredible expertise in terms of training and being able to provide advice when it comes down to what should be and what should not be....
I would see value for this committee to examine exactly which ones should be investigated from a criminal aspect, and which ones should be looked at with some alternate measures.
