Thank you.
One of my colleagues--I believe it was Mr. Lukiwski--talked about testimony in other committees. I'd like to touch on that.
You stated in another committee that the crown seems to have a very “high threshold” when it comes to laying charges under the lobbyists act and, as a result, prosecutions have not been commenced in 10 of the 11 cases referred to the RCMP since 2005. One case is still with the RCMP for consideration and, according to your testimony, no lobbyist has ever been convicted under the act.
Would you, with your expert opinion, conclude that this means that possibly the enforcement provisions of the act are inadequate? Or do you believe the enforcement provisions of the act are fine, notwithstanding the testimony you gave to the fact of there being no prosecutions?