I do think it's necessary. The role of an in-house lobbyist is certainly different from one as a consultant lobbyist. As a consultant lobbyist, you have clients who you're lobbying for on a regular basis. With in-house registrations, you may be a registered association, but you may lobby only on a one-off basis, maybe once a month or once every now and then. You're still a registered entity. You have the list of employees on your registration listed as to who may participate in those lobbying activities. This is versus a consultant lobbyist registration, in which your role as a consultant is very much understanding the politics of the day and how things operate in the House of Commons or in the other chamber, as well as really advising clients and connecting clients with designated public office holders.
