Information & Ethics committee  I'm not aware of others outside of Canada.

Information & Ethics committee  If I may say a few words, I would think that in a situation like that, that individual, if they are engaged in lobbying activities on behalf of somebody for payment, would have a duty to register as a lobbyist, which is where this might become public knowledge. There may be one of the rules in the code of conduct that is being breached if there is some conflict among the clients, perhaps.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, I'd agree with you, Mr. Wappel. That's exactly the case.

Information & Ethics committee  With respect to a decision of the registrar, the short answer would be that it could be an administrative decision that could be subject to judicial review. We have found that there have been cases that have been judicially reviewed in the courts. A decision with respect to simply advice given to a lobbyist may not be of that nature.

Information & Ethics committee  There are none that I'm aware of.