Thank you, Mr. Gourde.
I've never presented myself as a lobbyist. If that were our business, yes, I would have registered. I would have gone through the process to make sure that I followed all the rules under the Lobbying Act. But that was not the nature of our business, and I never told anyone I interacted with that I could help them in securing any form of government support. I was able to advise them on the process, if they wished to do so, and was able to direct them to the proper government departments where they could make their own contact. But by no means did I ever plan to do any lobbying in our business; otherwise, yes, I would have gone through the procedure to register as a lobbyist.