Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank my colleague and friend, the hon. member for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik. It is agreed that one of the purposes of this bill is to ensure that the consumer has more of a voice and perhaps more opportunity to benefit from the Competition Act.
That said, it is thanks to the phenomenon we have seen in this committee that the members were able to ensure the presence of safeguards, not just to protect the consumer, but also to ensure that abuse of the system, and frivolous cases are not included.
One more thing: This is not the end of the process. In connection with the reform of the Competition Act, we plan to at least make changes with respect to collusion. This is, of course, a really important aspect of this legislation. At present, the committee is in the process of thinking about changing the term “unduly”, mentioned earlier in the other debates.
I would like to touch on the gasoline question. Although the price of gas is 48 or 49 cents a litre in certain regions, I am not complaining. When an independent has to buy it at 54 cents, however, it is obvious that something is not working right. Only the people with the deepest pockets are going to survive. There are still consequences, then, but a small change will come about with this bill, or at least I hope it will.