Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present in both official languages the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Industry concerning the committee's recent examination of the Competition Act.
Although varied opinions exist among the competition policy experts, they were not so diverse as to prevent a consensus that we believe is captured in this report.
Due to the public policy forum process underway and the necessity for further study, we have limited this report to preliminary findings suggesting a direction for future work.
On behalf of all committee members, I would like to thank those who participated in our hearings for sharing their insights with us and to thank our clerk, Richard Rumas, and our researchers, Dan Saw and Geoffrey Kieley, for their diligence.
I am confident that the public will agree that this report reflects both their concerns and common Canadian values and priorities in the domain of competition policy, law and enforcement.