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House Hansard - 105

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Terrebonne, BQ)
  • Sep/29/22 3:35:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would appreciate an answer to my question. As I said in my speech this morning, I am surprised that the Conservative Party does not have more to say about the free market. We know that businesses are charging way too much and that the existence of oligopolies and monopolies has a huge impact on consumers. We know that this is a problem. Yes, inflation is having an impact on the marketplace, but why target taxes when we could address free market issues directly and strengthen the Competition Bureau?
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Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Mr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, BQ)
  • Sep/29/22 5:12:23 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I still think there are better solutions. I would like to know what my colleague thinks about this. Right now, we know that rising prices are often driven by a lack of competition. We also know that the Competition Act encourages company mergers, which means more monopolies. Does my colleague agree that the act should be amended? Should the Investment Canada Act also be amended to counter the trend of foreign takeovers of our head offices?
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