But did he introduce himself as someone who could help you? During the meeting, you surely did not just talk about the weather. You are not the type of person who could stop any random person on Sparks Street in Ottawa to ask whether they could help you to get funding from the federal government.
Forget the question about lobbying. You said it very well: the average Canadian does not know what a lobbyist traditionally does. Did he introduce himself as someone who could open doors for you to the federal government, the Conservative government, to get money?