Thank you very much.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
Mr. Conacher, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has previously said before this committee that if a company takes steps to secure a contract, that's not lobbying. Lobbying is only when a company wants access to grants. The act already had a gap in that regard.
Today, let us take the example of a company executive who knows a minister or someone important and influential. The executive phones them up to inform them that they aren't within the eight-hour lobbying period and that they aren't a paid lobbyist. Would it be logical or acceptable for that call to not be considered lobbying?