First, before getting into questions, I just thought I'd mention that in the first half of last year, Canada had the largest per capita foreign direct investment of any country in the world and was the third-largest in gross foreign direct investment. Of course, there is more we need to do to increase productivity in Canada and get more investment opportunities. I think a lot of the measures in Bill C-59 do just that.
I want to direct my questions to Ms. McNeece.
Thank you for your testimony to date, particularly some of the suggestions you brought forward.
Many changes are being made to the Competition Act as part of Bill C-59, including private litigation opportunities, a new variety of rights of action, lower leave tests for applications and the introduction of administrative monetary penalties with awards for private litigants. We know that a lot of these changes are being brought in because to date, the Competition Bureau has largely been the initiator of proceedings, but it only has so many resources to go around to do its work and it prioritizes cases of national importance.
Ms. McNeece, I was hoping you could share your thoughts on how these changes might improve competition in Canada overall.