I think a precaution I would bring is that when there are positions that are diametrically opposed to many of what your card-carrying, paid-up members hold, I would think it could be problematic. If I wanted to join an advocacy group, I would do that. I might take out a membership in some advocacy group that's pushing one world view or another. I view a professional association differently. I'll just leave it at that.
To the witnesses, specifically on the use of agents rather than police officers, what about in a small town where you have a police force of ten people and everyone knows them? If we do keep these provisions, how could they do some of this work when everyone in that town knows those police officers? They may want to do some work that would involve this section.