The intent is to get rid of a loophole that allows corporations to merge, even though it hurts Canadians.
If there is an amendment that would further strengthen the bill to protect Canadians against abuses, I'm always open to hearing that. As it stands, this is a matter that's not been addressed and needs to be addressed.
I do want to reiterate that, while there are three bills, and while New Democrats have forced this government to bring in strong amendments that would strengthen protection, it still does not address the specific nature of a conspiracy or a collusion. The anti-competitive behaviour matters that are addressed do not directly address what happened with the bread price-fixing. That is what I'm trying to get at in this bill, the most egregious case and one thing that Canadians can still recall. Canadians remember when the 2018 ruling found that these companies had colluded and had worked together to rip them off, the penalties were so minor that they were barely slaps on the wrist. That has to be remedied.
That's why this bill is very explicit and clear in addressing price-fixing, those collusion scenarios, those conspiracy scenarios, where large corporations rip off Canadians.