Mr. Speaker, judging by his response, I think the hon. member misunderstood my question. He said in his remarks that all lobbyists-I wrote it down as he went along-that all lobbyists should be subject to the same rules.
In the answer he tried to give us, he acknowledged himself that lobbyists were not all on an equal footing. He said that some people dealing with certain types of matters should, by dint of circumstance, come under stricter rules, if I understood correctly.
I therefore repeat my earlier request. In the bill, the rules governing organizations such as farm federations or similar groups will be less strict. Why does the hon. member want the rules to be just as strict in the case of farm federations and of the
Canadian association of dairy producers, which testified before the committee requesting more relaxed rules for its members? Why does he oppose the position of these organizations? I am trying to be clearer than I was the last time.