Finance committee  Good evening. Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the Standing Committee on Finance, Mr. Clerk of the Committee and the staff of the committee, for inviting me to appear before you this evening to discuss Part 12 of Bill C-10, that is the proposed amendments to the Competition Act.

Finance committee  In the future, instead of a class action suit filed in provincial court, it is likely that the new procedures set out in the bill will be applied. We are proposing that the clause in the former Bill C-19 be inserted immediately before clause 74.19 and that clause 74.19 be subseq

Finance committee  I might add, Mr. Wallace, that we are having a conference next month on consumer indebtedness.

Finance committee  No, it will be in Montreal. We shall be very happy to invite you to come.

Finance committee  Option consommateurs has worked on this for eight years.

Finance committee  We will get that to you tomorrow morning.

Finance committee  Thank you. These observations on the government support programs for the Canadian financial sector and on the finances of individual consumers lead us to offer three recommendations. In order to help build consumer confidence, we recommend that the Government of Canada take ca

Finance committee  I want to comment, as a returning Canadian. I'm just speaking as an individual now. I was gone for 20 years, and when I came back my impeccable credit history from Lloyds Bank--which is now Lloyds Bank of Westminster, as opposed to plain old Lloyds Bank--and the UBS, in Switzer

Finance committee  I only wanted to say that when we had our seminar or colloquium in Montreal, Ira Rheingold, who was one of the speakers, said credit is a product that is sold to consumers and it is not a contract between the parties. Disclosure is therefore no substitute for clarity and caveats.

Finance committee  Yes. We sent it.

Finance committee  Our statement was sent to your office this morning, but you were not there.

Health committee  Members of the committee, the consumers of Canada need Bill C-6, but it is only a first step. Every day Canadians buy a variety of consumer products that are imported into Canada from all over the world. These include toys, clothing, tools, and electronics. Their number is legi

Health committee  Madam Chair, I will answer for Options consommateurs. We agree that, yes, a fine is a very good deterrent. I think the heavier the penalty, the merrier. But I think public disclosure, or what the British call “naming and shaming”, is probably a better deterrent than a financial

Industry committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Rajotte. Committee chairs, vice-chairs, committee members, the clerks of the committee, and analysts, let me begin by thanking you for giving Option consommateurs the opportunity to appear before you on the issue of fees charged to merchants and to consu

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Rajotte. Committee chairs, vice-chairs, committee members, the clerks of the committee, and analysts, let me begin by thanking you for giving Option consommateurs the opportunity to appear before you on the issue of fees charged to merchants and to consu