I think, again, that when you're talking about regulating lobbying—which is an important thing to do, because transparency and accountability are important—it's an exercise in risk mitigation for us as a community organization and, I would imagine, for plenty of other non-profits and charities. I can't speak to private companies, because I haven't yet been invited to sit on a private company board. Maybe one day I will.
These folks are volunteers, by and large, and the words “registered lobbyist” may instill hesitation in people to participate in those activities, so I would say we would not be in favour of seeing that regulation brought into place as long as the organization is following the rules and regulations that are put out there, which again go further than in virtually any other western democracy.
