Mr. Speaker, I listened to what the member opposite had to say. Towards the end of his speech, he indicated that he would like all lobbyists to be subject to the same rules.
That would mean for example that the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the UPA and the Red Cross would be subject to the same onerous rules as the large lobbying firms set up here, in Ottawa.
I do not know if the member was there when the parliamentary committee considered the bill, but the groups I just mentioned, the Dairy Farmers of Canada, for example, told the committee that the rules should not be the same for them and for the large Canadian lobbying firms.
Can the hon. member tell us why he disagrees with the proposal which was made by the Dairy Farmers of Canada to the parliamentary committee and which the government has implemented?