Very well. It has to do with market studies, then.
That wasn't clear to me when I read Bill C‑56. Obviously, we don't have the text of the amendments flowing from Government Business motion number 30 yet, so we are eager to see them.
You said that a number of the amendments stemming from Government Business motion number 30 came from a bill introduced by NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. I'm thinking of the amendment to increase fines and really make them punitive instead of just being the cost of doing business. The fine would go from $5 million to $25 million. There is more to it than that, but the fine would be at least $25 million.
As it currently stands, Bill C‑56 still fails to address something, as far as I'm concerned. There is nothing stopping a company from profiting from the lack of competitors by overcharging consumers. For example, if a grocery store has a monopoly in a particular area, the bill wouldn't stop it from taking advantage of its monopoly to gouge customers by overcharging for products.
The bill sponsored by Jagmeet Singh, Bill C‑352, deals with that aspect. It adds the practice of directly or indirectly imposing excessive and unfair selling prices.
Why didn't you include that provision in the possible amendments covered by Government Business motion number 30?
Does the government agree with that amendment?