Robert Aubin at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On September 14th, 2017. See this statement in context.

September 14th, 2017 / 1:15 p.m.

NDP

Robert Aubin NDP Trois-Rivières, QC

So the answer is no. On the other hand, it is very easy to lobby a minister's office. That is even part of lobbyists' work. I have the feeling that the measure in Bill C-49 that gives the minister this new power is probably the result of lobbying.

So I come back to the same question. By virtue of his new powers, can the minister circumvent all the Competition Bureau's work?

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