It's almost the same on my end. However, I can add a comment about my experience over the past 30 or 35 years.
I have had a lot of experience in dealing with the legislation from way back. I was dealing with the lobbying registrar, as they were then called. I was advising the office of the lobbying commissioner here at the federal level. I was working at the provincial level too and assisting clients who have been penalized for the way in which they may not have addressed the detail of the legislation.
More so, because of the privilege of the practice of law that I have, which is an advisory component and a component in which I'm dealing with major issues when we deal with government, I also have to be very mindful for myself. I find myself having to ensure that I am, on those occasions when I am “lobbying”, an advocate. Whether I'm before a minister or whether I'm before a judge, to me it's the same, in a sense. It's my factum that I'm sharing in terms of educating the particular individual in government that I'm dealing with. I have to make sure of the letter of the law. As a result, I've been called upon for my advice in making sure that clients respect the letter of the law as well.