I have two things.
First of all, we just had a big conversation about how it was important that this new enactment lines up with definitions in the SOIA. Now we're having a completely different rationale argued by my Liberal colleague.
Second of all, if you look at the existing Lobbying Act, look at subsection 2(1), because that is what is referenced. It does not appear that there is any mention of MP staff, whereas my amendment seeks to specify that. It says in proposed paragraph (b), “members of the legislature of a province or persons on the staff of such members”.
We just had an argument regarding one of the previous amendments about how we should respect harmony with the Security of Information Act. I believe this is trying to bring the bill into that same spirit.