There are associations to represent different types of businesses and all that. I feel like there must be some effective structure in place for us to be able to follow the process.
Moreover, we can't hide it: People are losing trust in our institutions because they feel that, in many ways, decision-makers sometimes give themselves an advantage. We've had examples of that here all week long.
At some point, you have to overcorrect to ensure that people who lobby do so with full transparency and that we are aware of their activities. Under the current Lobbying Act, simply requesting a contract from the government is not even considered lobbying. Right there, there is a hole as big as the moon in this act. We should also avoid making the process even more complex by saying that the threshold is 32 hours.
If people engage in lobbying and meet with public office holders, why not have something very simple that accounts for it? They would need to record that they met with a certain MP, that they spoke to them about a certain topic, and so on. It does not need to be a 100-page document. However, I think that, one way or another, people should register and say what they've done.