Madam Chair, I have proposed some of these amendments, because the concern I have with the bill as it is currently worded is that it would allow the minister to approve a joint venture that would not be subject to a full competition review. I think that this would weaken competition in Canada. It would weaken the ability of the bureau to ensure a competitive economy in Canada.
By making these amendments, we can ensure that the commissioner of competition has a much bigger role to play in approving joint ventures, as they have in the past, when they have disallowed certain transporter routes in order to ensure that Canadians have the best prices available to them for travel.
The purpose of the amendment in front of us, and we're considering just the single amendment right now—