Mr. Speaker, we both represent ridings that are having problems in the manufacturing sector. There are about three or four soft-sector businesses—footwear makers—in my riding. Even slight increases in the price of fuel cut into their profits.
I would also point out to my colleague that there are solutions that could have the following results. The Competition Bureau or the Commissioner of Competition could regulate or find out if prices are artificially high. But there are so many factors to consider that in the time it takes to investigate and rule on this, many companies could go bankrupt because prices will have climbed so high they can no longer afford to pay.