Bill C-352

Routine Proceedings

…ial languages, the 19th report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, in relation to Bill C-352, an act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act. This was, members will recall, a private member's bill from the leader of the NDP. The Bloc-Liberal coalition proceeded to delet…

Orders of the Day

…es to ensure that food prices come down? I hear his point around competition. Our leader has tabled Bill C-352, which is now making its way through committee. That process is going to take some time, and Canadians need relief, when it comes to food prices, now. Would the member not support more proactive meas…

Private Members’ Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-352, under Private Members' Business.

Private Members’ Business

The House resumed from February 2 consideration of the motion that Bill C-352, An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in support of Bill C-352, which seeks to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act to increase competition and lower prices for Canadians. In order to do this in a way that builds confidence for Canadians, o…

Private Members' Business

…of this particular bill and the meaning that it has. I am here today to speak to our leader's bill, Bill C-352, which talks about amending the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act to increase competition and lower prices for Canadians. My husband's culture is the most northern Coast Salish in Cana…

Private Members' Business

…for Burnaby South, has tabled a particularly important bill that can have benefits for Nunavummiut. Bill C-352, an act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act, is of interest to us because it is all about lowering prices. I thank him for tabling Bill C-352, because there is too much corp…

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am so happy to be standing up for Canadians today on Bill C-352. This is finally addressing the anti-competitive behaviour that has been going on in Canada for decades, which has been supported by the present Liberal government, and the Conservative and Liberal g…

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to address the chamber with respect to Bill C-352, which would amend the Competition Act. I think we all agree in the chamber that a stronger competition enforcement regime would be good for all Canadians. The bill proposed by the New Democratic Par…

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from November 6, 2023, consideration of the motion that Bill C-352, An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Government Orders

… It is literally starving out our communities. The member for Burnaby South has an additional bill, Bill C-352, to address this corporate greed. I hope everyone in the House takes this very seriously. People are living on the street without food.

Government Orders

…it. I want to close out by talking about the member for Burnaby South, who has a bill on the floor, Bill C-352, that also addresses the Competition Act. NDP members are so proud of this bill and of the fact that we are finally in this country going to force the government to get serious about the Competition …

Government Orders

… bill to make three amendments. The first change is an increase in fines. It is taken directly from Bill C-352, which was introduced by the leader of the NDP and amends the Competition Act. Many of its provisions would become obsolete because of Bill C‑56. The other two changes have to do with abuse of domina…

Government Orders

…r and member for Burnaby South. We have to make mention in this place of his private member's bill, Bill C-352, because important elements of that bill were adopted in Motion No. 30. I will highlight some of the relevant parts of Motion No. 30 for the benefit of constituents back home. Essentially, the really…

Government Orders

…irst, there is the amendment seeking to increase the penalty amounts. This increase is right out of Bill C-352, introduced by the leader of the NDP. The amendment changes the Competition Act and will render several of its elements obsolete once Bill C-56 is passed. The two other amendments, which deal with ab…

Government Orders

…n three ways. The first amendment would increase the penalty amounts. This increase is right out of Bill C-352, which amends the Competition Act and contains several elements that would become obsolete with the passing of Bill C‑56. The motion proposes to “increase the maximum fixed penalty amounts for abuse …

Private Members' Business

… taking the consumer into account. That is why it is so important to review our competition system. Bill C-352 looks at supply chains, which is a good thing. We experienced this during the pandemic. We know that when there are mergers and acquisitions, transactions often involve head offices elsewhere and the…

Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-352, An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I am glad to rise today to speak to my private member's bill, …

Government Orders

… in the House during any debate or a vote on Bill C-56 and also that the same restrictions apply to Bill C-352, a private member's bill covering much of the same subject matter. I can advise the House that in anticipation of precisely such a response from the commissioner, I have been at pains to avoid being …

Government Orders

…ly even goes further with regard to the Competition Bureau, which is a part of Bill C-56. His bill, Bill C-352, would impose harsher penalties on companies that fix prices and would better rein in and regulate monopolies in the industry. Currently, the onus to prove that mergers or monopolies are harmful to C…