I don't think this is about difficulty in following compliance. What it gets to is that piece around what are we focusing transparency requirements on and whether it is on sustained significant lobbying versus occasional interactions. With the lowering to eight hours, charities and non-profits are becoming more and more concerned about what activities fall under that.
I've heard reference today to running into an MP while you're out and about. There were comments around how, if you are asking for a change in policy or programs, your goal is then lobbying, your goal is change. In the charitable sector, when many EDs or staff encounter an MP, they get asked by that MP, “Tell me what you're seeing on the ground” or “Tell me what's going on.” Their response might naturally include things that start to reference how this program might need to change or how it would be helpful if this policy had an amendment. I don't know if you characterize that as a sustained lobbying effort or if, as I mentioned in my statement, that is a normal part of a charity fulfilling its mission.
