Madam Speaker, I would like to ask two brief questions of the member. He talked in glowing terms about his support of this bill.
I would like to focus on two points, the first being the meagre enforcement measures which have been dedicated to deceptive telephone canvassing in this country. We have perhaps $4 billion or $5 billion worth of crimes being committed with one very small unit headquartered in North Bay that is dedicated to dealing with this question.
What steps will the member take with the solicitor general to make sure that there is adequate policing resources available to deal with this significant crime?
What is there in this bill that would deal with assessing the desirability to Canada and Canadians of the mergers between The Bay and K-Mart, the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal, and the insurance companies of Mutual Life and Metropolitan Life? What is there to suggest in this bill any commitment to a competitive market economy in Canada?