Thank you for the question.
The fall economic statement noted that there would be a number of important comprehensive competition amendments that would be part of the implementing legislation, notably to:
Strengthen the tools...available to the Competition Bureau...to crack down on abuses of dominance...
Further modernize merger reviews, including [ending] “killer acquisitions”...
Enhance protections for consumers, workers, and the environment...[and prevent] “greenwashing” claims [as well as]...focus on worker impacts in competition analysis;
Empower the Commissioner of Competition to review a wider selection of anti-competitive collaborations...
Broaden the reach of the law by [allowing]...private parties [access to the tribunal, including with remedies].
I think the comprehensive changes outlined in the fall economic statement are consistent with the comprehensive nature of consultations.