I'd like to thank the member for his question, Mr. Chair.
The registry was proposed in such a way as to focus, as you noted, on the person who has an arrangement with a foreign government for influence activities in Canada. The registry encompasses a number of situations, as we know, such as when public office holders are targeted by a foreign agent or when people receive money to carry out influence activities. However, it also includes communication activities that are not necessarily directed at a specific person or even a specific organization, but rather at public opinion in general.
The bill therefore proposes to focus on the person who has an arrangement with the foreign government. We are also trying to give tools to the commissioner and the people in the commissioner's office who will administer the registry in order to be able to identify people who may not have registered. For example, these employees will be able to handle complaints and keep people informed. They will be able to identify registration violations. They could also receive information enabling them to report situations where someone has not registered. There are a number of compliance tools that will be aimed at identifying registration violations. The bill really seeks to focus on the person who engages in the influence, as is the case with a number of other registries.