During his appearance at the committee on June 3, Jagmeet Singh, the sponsor of the bill, mentioned that the bill draws inspiration from competition practices in international jurisdictions such as the European Union and Australia.
The competition policy ratified by the European Parliament bans all anti-competitive agreements under article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. What are the similarities between Bill C-352 and the European competition policy? Are the measures taken by other jurisdictions considered as stringent as those in Bill C-352?
I'll start with Mr. Bester.