Information & Ethics committee  Money.

Information & Ethics committee  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Information & Ethics committee  There would be no exception.

Information & Ethics committee  You would do as you please. The rule states that, after five years, you can do whatever you please.

Information & Ethics committee  No, I think they did a very good job.

Information & Ethics committee  I would argue it's incumbent upon her to go out and educate as many people as possible, and that would be everywhere from MPs to senators to bureaucrats. We've done a couple of information sessions on behalf of GRIC, where we've invited her to come and do some more explanation

Information & Ethics committee  That recommendation applies solely to DPOHs. The 20% threshold would be maintained. The recommendation applies solely to those who, like me, work for corporations. Basically what we're advocating is getting rid of the 20% rule only for DPOHs who go in as corporate lobbyists, who

Information & Ethics committee  Good luck. I would argue no. Providing somebody strategic advice one on one? There's no lobbying. Let's take a former cabinet minister. People are going to ask about the dynamics around that cabinet table and how it works. If I just provide advice and walk away, what have I done

Information & Ethics committee  It is a little bit of an.... It is. I mean, there is a chill out there in the sense that there is a five-year ban. It's good for the people who are in the business as it is, because if fewer people are coming into your marketplace, you have the field to yourself.

Information & Ethics committee  No, it's on the public record.

Information & Ethics committee  You invited us today. You invited us to appear today.

Information & Ethics committee  I agree--as we said earlier, as long as there is a sense of fair due process. But to have somebody be the regulator, the jury, and the judge.... If the rules aren't clear, I don't think we're getting a fair shake at the end of the day. This is a system where you're guilty until p

Information & Ethics committee  We don't know everything she does. Not everything is made public.

Information & Ethics committee  That 20% only applies to corporate lobbyists. If you're a consultant lobbyist, you're a lobbyist. I mean, what else are you doing today? Are you planting tomatoes? You're lobbying; it's very clear. If you're in an association, it's the same thing.

Information & Ethics committee  I think you're right; there are people who do that in order to satisfy their management's expectations. There are people who will say that they met with 12 MPs the night before. “What did you talk about?” “Nice shoes--you know.” But if you get into the substance of the matter,