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House Hansard - 262

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 5, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Mr. Luc Desilets
  • Dec/5/23 10:30:11 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I really like my colleague's question. Let me explain why. It is because Canada went to Afghanistan to fight for democracy, yet this competition has been nothing but undemocratic.
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Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Dec/5/23 12:18:29 p.m.
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moved: That Bill C-56, in Clause 3, be amended (a) by replacing lines 26 and 27 on page 3 with the following: “10.1 (1) The Commissioner may conduct an inquiry into the state of competition” (b) by replacing line 30 on page 3 to line 6 on page 4 with the following: “(3) The Com-”
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Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Hon. Karina Gould
  • Dec/5/23 12:18:29 p.m.
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moved: That Bill C-56 be amended by adding after line 16 on page 8 the following: Coordinating Amendment 12.1 If Bill C-59, introduced in the 1st session of the 44th Parliament and entitled the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, receives royal assent, then on the first day on which both subsection 247(2) of that Act and section 7.2 of this Act are in force, subsection 79(4.1) of the Competition Act is replaced by the following: (4.1) If, as the result of an application by a person granted leave under section 103.1, the Tribunal finds that a person has engaged in or is engaging in a practice of anti-competitive acts that amounts to conduct that has had or is having the effect of preventing or lessening competition substantially in a market in which the person has a plausible competitive interest and it makes an order under subsection (1) or (2) against the person, it may also order the person against whom the order is made to pay an amount, not exceeding the value of the benefit derived from the conduct that is the subject of the order, to be distributed among the applicant and any other person affected by the conduct, in any manner that the Tribunal considers appropriate.
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Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Dec/5/23 2:30:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, more competition means more lower prices, more choice and more innovative products and services for Canadians. Our affordability legislation will empower the Competition Bureau to hold grocers accountable and prioritize consumers' interests. The fall economic statement proposes further amendments to the Competition Act to crack down on predatory pricing to better respond to anti-competitive mergers and more. We are ensuring that Canadians have more competitive options. We are limiting excess profits by corporations at the expense of Canadians.
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