As a former city councillor, I can share with you that this would be one of the things I would try to root out in procurement. We had a heck of a time doing it, particularly as it related to lobbying. I looked at it as a continuum. The contracts are often down the line of the initial engagement, on a continuum.
I believe it was Mr. Bron who talked about upfront transparency and the idea that some of what we learn about in Canada actually comes from American disclosures. You referenced export records. I'm wondering if anybody would like to speak specifically about the extent to which American lobbying records have far outpaced Canada's. I reference some of the issues around SNC-Lavalin and military contracts, things that Canadian lobbyists had to disclose in the States, but our systems seem to completely miss.