It is sort of like two tiered pensions. It is sort of like two tiered health care. It is sort of like the government should be shedding two tears right now about this kind of stuff.
Let us talk about lobbyists, but let us also talk about the ethics counsellor who is not independent. He reports to the Prime Minister which is hardly anything that has any teeth in it. He does not report to Parliament. He goes to some back office upstairs and says: "Well, Prime Minister, let me tell you about the lobbyists". But who cares and who listens? Let us have it here on the floor of the House of Commons.
Some of the amendments are perhaps noble, but the right amendments were not made. That is the unfortunate part of this bill.