Thank you for your question and for your previous work in the sector.
The non-profit sector really is the connective tissue between what Canadians are experiencing in their everyday lives and the government, so having that line of communication between charities and non-profits and the government is essential to a healthy and functioning democracy. We support transparency, so we believe that if there are charities and non-profits engaging in sustained lobbying activities, that should be registered and reported on.
However, if you get to the tipping point at which there is the burden of reporting, you risk both the burden of work—which means those staff at charities and non-profits have less time to put towards the actual delivery of programs and services—and a reluctance to even engage with government, which means that government is now missing important information to inform its program and policy design.