Elections Canada has taken the approach when you're dealing with work that if the person is volunteering at something for which they have no professional or career-based connection.... For example, I'm an accountant, and if I come in and hammer signs into the ground, it's not a problem. However, if I'm a bookkeeper and I come in and help keep the books in a campaign, that's what I'm specialized in, and that is an issue. Sorting that out and being in compliance with it has always been, in my experience, considerably difficult even within the universe of my own very small election campaigns.
The way this is written, with very expansive language, would capture at least that problem and perhaps beyond, but at least that problem. Whereas, having bookkeepers come in and do bookkeeping, which is what they are competent at, which is important given the importance of competent bookkeeping in a campaign, leads to an unnecessary problem. I think we want to keep money out of these campaigns as best we can but not volunteer labour.
That's how I would respond to your concern, Mr. Simms.