I'm not a competition lawyer, but insofar as I have knowledge of this area, price-fixing is a type of anti-competitive behaviour.
We are both lawyers. From my read of these bills in collaboration, they largely do cover the same thing. There are some enhancements that Bill C-352 brings, but I think the government has really worked hard in this area over the years. These three bills speak to that.
I want to ask about the efficiencies exemption. Your bill will repeal the efficiencies exemption, but then it places the efficiency and competition comparison as a factor that could be considered in the substantial lessening or prevention of a competition test.
Maybe an unintended consequence of this is that your bill would still allow anti-competitive mergers to withstand the challenge on the basis of efficiencies, but on a discretionary basis.
Was that the intent of your bill?