As I understand and interpret Bill C-452, it brings a new authority or is meant to bring a new authority to the competition commissioner to undertake a study with respect to the competitiveness of a particular industry and to report on the competitive dynamics and the means that might be taken to achieve a more competitive result. It differs from the other kinds of inquiries that are to take place with a specific view to ascertaining whether an offence has taken place or whether or not some kind of marketplace conduct has taken place. The marketplace study may find marketplace misconduct, but that's not the essential reason behind those studies. The essential reason behind them is to establish what the state of competitiveness is in the market and what we can do to increase competitiveness, and to make recommendations accordingly.
On December 14th, 2010. See this statement in context.