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House Hansard - 128

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 16, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 128 - Nov/16/22
Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Terrebonne, BQ)
  • Nov/16/22 4:05:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking my colleague for his speech. It is always nice to hear speeches with a focus on the economy. As an economist myself, I would like to ask him the following question. Is it not true that a healthy competition regime is the cornerstone of a healthy economy? If that is the case, why is it that the 2022 budget talked about reforming the Competition Bureau, yet there was absolutely nothing about it in the economic statement that just came out? The commissioner of competition has been saying for months, as did the previous commissioner, that there are serious problems in the competition regime. These problems are not only affecting current prices, because of inflation, but also the productivity of our businesses. Is it not time we reformed the Competition Bureau to improve the quality of life of Canadians and Quebeckers?
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Context: House Hansard - 128 - Nov/16/22
Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Terrebonne, BQ)
  • Nov/16/22 4:38:24 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my hon. colleague on his speech. I agree with him. He is very eloquent. I would like to hear his thoughts on the fact that the economic statement is yet another example of centralization. I think he mentioned the importance of small and medium-sized businesses for the economy and the entrepreneurial base. The Bloc Québécois also talks about this a lot. Quebec is home to many of these businesses. I think that centralizing all resources in Ottawa is detrimental to both the public and private sectors, and especially to our SMEs across Canada and in Quebec. The federal government's tendency to centralize is problematic, and I would like my colleague to comment on that.
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