I think there are two answers to your question. I don't think that further regulation necessarily equals a more positive outlook of the lobbying profession. What we continue to see on social media, media, TV shows or movies will continue to happen. We'll continue to have shows like House of Cards, which depicts a lobbyist in a very negative light—someone who is really bending rules and doing other unlawful activities.
To answer the question you posed, as I said at the start of my testimony, lobbying in Canada is already one of the most regulated professions, not only within our country but also even internationally. I touched on the lobbying ban, the five versus four years. When you go through the lobby registry, you can see the subject matters. You can see who was lobbied on what date and on what subject. I believe there is a great amount of transparency and accountability that the current act and code have right now.
