There are about 10,000 lobbyists. I sent 19 files to the RCMP. A lot of people complied with the rules. The ones who didn't are the ones we have to find. Canada is a big country, and I have a team of 35. We're doing the best we can.
In terms of independent funding, I joined the agents of Parliament in 2007. At the time, there was talk of independent funding. Twenty years later, there is still talk. No solution was ever found. It's apparently hard.
I would recommend that Parliament have a committee to determine the budgets of agents of Parliament. New Zealand has a model whereby only one member per party sits on the committee so that it's not partisan. Agents of Parliament are neutral and independent. That way, a parliamentary committee could review our requests and determine the appropriate budget based on our work and workload, and make a recommendation to the people who provide the money.