Bill C-352

Lowering Prices for Canadians Act

An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act

Sponsor

Jagmeet Singh NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Report stage (House), as of June 19, 2024

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Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Competition Act to increase penalties for certain anti-competitive acts. It also changes aspects of the review of mergers, including how gains in efficiency and market concentration are taken into account. In addition, it requires the Competition Tribunal to make an order dissolving a completed merger or prohibiting the merger from proceeding if the merger would result in excessive combined market share. The limitation period for the review of mergers is increased from one year to three years. Finally, it amends the Competition Tribunal Act to remove the Tribunal’s ability to award costs against the Crown.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Industry, Science and Technology Committee, on June 3, 2024

Pierre Larouche, Professor, Law and Innovation, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal, As an Individual
Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada
Antonio Di Domenico, Secretary, Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section, The Canadian Bar Association
Anthony Durocher, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Promotion Branch, Competition Bureau Canada

Industry, Science and Technology Committee, on June 10, 2024

Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Miriam Burke
Edward Iacobucci, Professor and Toronto Stock Exchange Chair in Capital Markets, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, As an Individual
Jennifer Quaid, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean Research, Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
Thomas Ross, Professor Emeritus, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, As an Individual
Keldon Bester, Executive Director, Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project
Matthew Hatfield, Executive Director, OpenMedia

Industry, Science and Technology Committee, on June 12, 2024

Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Miriam Burke
Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab and Professor, Dalhousie University, Agri-Food Analytics Lab
Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quebecor Media Inc.
Jean Péladeau, Vice-President, Operational Convergence, Quebecor Media Inc. and Freedom Mobile, Quebecor Media Inc.
Jean-François Lescadres, Vice-President, Finance, Videotron Ltd.

Industry, Science and Technology Committee, on June 17, 2024

Samir Chhabra, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Department of Industry
Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Miriam Burke