Mr. Chair, the amendment deals with the statutory damages idea. Witnesses stated that Bill C-8 may result in increased litigation and enforcement actions. Well, if this proves correct, some of Canada's smallest companies or retailers may find themselves in a position where corporate finances dictate the vigour with which they are able to pursue damages. Consequently, inclusion of statutory damages in clause 45 of Bill C-8 may be worthy of consideration. Amendment LIB-6 would accomplish that.
Again, I'm just going back to the issue. We don't have a simplified procedure. We've opted to go a different way. I can understand all of that, but the issue of statutory damages seems to be a logical one, because there's an awful lot of small companies out there that are going to have real difficulty with the lawsuits and the costs, and so on. This is an idea that we've heard from our witnesses and that would help accomplish exactly what it is you're trying to accomplish with Bill C-8, I think, in a more affordable way.
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