Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much. Have a great day.

Information & Ethics committee  It would likely be simply a breach of the code and a report to Parliament, so it's reputational, really.

Information & Ethics committee  Certainly giving it teeth would, yes. Making it criminal would not necessarily. I think there needs to be a level of discretion. Even currently, I have to suspend anything I look into that's missing a monthly communication report or one communication that should have been regist

Information & Ethics committee  I fully support the motion that was adopted by this committee. I've been in the world of ethics for over 15 years, and I think it goes a long way to helping with the integrity, faith and confidence in decision-making when you remove the possibilities of undue influence.

Information & Ethics committee  The first thing I'm going to say is I'm not going to comment on Ms. Byrne and her role. She is not at this time registered to lobby the federal government, and therefore—

Information & Ethics committee  I will do my work. If she is not registered to lobby, she's not subject to this code. Let's put that on the table as a first thing.

Information & Ethics committee  If someone is lobbying and not registered, it's an act issue that I would refer to the RCMP.

Information & Ethics committee  What the reality is I don't know because I'm in the process of doing my work. For any company that is registered to lobby the federal government—and Forecheck is—their lobbyists would be subject to the code of conduct. There might be some act perspective and there will possibly

Information & Ethics committee  The preliminary assessment has been opened.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry. I don't understand. Is it common—

Information & Ethics committee  I don't know what the facts of this particular issue are at this point, but usually a government relations firm will register. What happens with consultants is they have to individually register. It's not the firm that registers. Each lobbyist has the responsibility to register

Information & Ethics committee  When people say there's federal lobbying occurring, we need facts to that effect, and I need to determine the facts.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much.

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely. I review everything.

Information & Ethics committee  Every allegation that I receive I look at.