Yes, because the concentration of ownership in a wide range of industries is so far over the mark in Canada that I think you're down to the core elements of whether competition is a method to protect consumers at all.
We are certainly comfortable with the idea that competition should matter. If you listen even to some of the testimony here today, we're talking about solving supply chain problems by having the supply chain, without the involvement of consumers, organize how costs will be passed through to consumers. It's sad that we're even at that point if we're serious about a competitive economy.
If we are at that point, and when we are at that point, our organization feels that consumer representation should be substantially better. In the province of Ontario, for example, we have a monopoly on natural gas and, effectively, have distribution monopolies on electricity. We have regulated pricing and an application process. Our organization actively participates in those processes.
If we can't do something about bringing competition into the markets, then we have to look at what the regulatory offsets are to that. Even in places where we're currently regulated, the consumer representation capacity is very poor. That's one reason we're advocating for a Canadian consumer advocate, not only to have an institution within government that's looking holistically at the interest of consumers, but also to create a connection to civil society to make sure that civil society voices are heard. That's sadly missing today.