Through you, thank you to the member for his kind remarks.
If we go back to the core issue of transparency and accountability, we have our answer, as another member mentioned, about the path forward. Public office holders should receive, or we should craft, a handbook on internships for the benefit of all members of Parliament, so that they can be aware of the different issues—the separation between whether it's a registered lobbyist or it's another special interest group and their activities—and the expectations of the intern once she or he goes on the Hill. The issue of transparency is not a complicated procedure to enshrine and put into place.
With the rest of it, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. We've been running an internship program for 20 years, and PIP has been running much longer. They have worked wonderfully, with great outcomes. I can assure you that there is no benefit to us in terms of any kind of translated return from the MP. It's almost insulting to think that the provision of an opportunity for an intern is going to skew the normal engagement of public office holders with their constituencies.