Our mandate is very clear and simple: to protect and promote competition in Canada's economy, in all sectors.
As for the Competition Bureau's resources, in 2021, the government has greatly increased them. After 10 years without any increase, this was well received.
With regard to our ability to act and intervene in the event of problems on the competition front, I would point out that a review of Canada's Competition Act is underway, with a view to modernizing it. Generally speaking, this is a fairly important exercise. If the Competition Bureau is to intervene in a market, the act must provide it with the tools it needs to investigate and act quickly to resolve competition-related problems, whether in connection with mergers, abuse of a dominant position or possible cartels. This exercise to modernize the Competition Act is very important to ensure that the bureau can intervene to protect and promote competition.