Good afternoon, everyone. I'm going to call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 39 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 witnesses for the first hour today. As individuals, we have Ian Stedman, associate professor, school of public policy and administration, York University; and Lori Turnbull, professor, faculty of management, Dalhousie University.
Mr. Stedman, I'm going to start with you. You have up to five minutes. It's good to see you in person. Go ahead.