There is probably concern at the centre of government about prominent Canadians, possibly former senior officials, who might have to register because of ongoing relationships with the Chinese state. I have a notion of people who might fall into that category, but as long as we don't have a registry, we can't say for sure. It's a suspicion, but we really need a registry that makes it clear.
Let's bear in mind that nothing stops you or, say, the large number of prominent Canadians who suggested we should release Meng Wanzhou from putting a statement in the newspaper to that effect. We found out that Jean Charest was the recipient of a retainer from the Huawei company when he was involved in this activity; that's information I would have liked to know at the time.