Industry committee  To be quite frank with you, Bill C-452 doesn't give parameters or limits, or indicate what grounds we would have to commence an inquiry into that entire industry sector, so I'm not sure how I can answer your question. I can tell you that we currently have the power under the act to investigate crown corporations that conduct business.

Industry committee  There are securities regulators in the provinces, and it is up to them to regulate securities trading. It's not something that's in the Competition Act, and it's not in our mandate to inquire into certain practices in the securities trading sector and the specificity of matters that come up under the jurisdiction of those agencies.

Industry committee  I will turn it over to Ms. Einbinder-Miller.

Industry committee  We have that now with the amendments that were brought in in March 2009 and 2010. We have that ability. And it did remove the requirement of the bureau to demonstrate before a judge that a cartel had a significant competitive impact in the marketplace. It makes it much easier to target those hard-core cartels that have no redeeming benefits for Canadians.

Industry committee  In 2009 there wasn't, no.

Industry committee  We looked at the most recent Fuel Focus report. My understanding of those numbers is that the wholesale pricing between comparable markets was relatively consistent over time.

Industry committee  Do you mean in the recent amendments?

Industry committee  I would have to check on that. Off the top of my head, I can't answer that.

Industry committee  We did look when we did the study on Katrina. And a few studies before that looked at the wholesale aspect of the business, not just at the retail but at the entire industry. Monsieur Vincent is right. The RTPC looked at the wholesale market, among other things, in an inquiry that lasted from 1973 to 1986, until the publication of the three books he's referring to.

Industry committee  It was the director of investigation and research.

Industry committee  In terms of comparing Canada and the United States, there are obviously, as you well know, differences in taxes.

Industry committee  Bear in mind that not all complaints received by the bureau necessarily lead to formal investigations under section 10. Forty-five investigations are currently underway, but in 2009, we received between 6,000 and 7,000 complaints. An investigation under section 10 is not automatically undertaken just because an individual lodges a complaint.

Industry committee  Yes, they are.

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Something is brought to our attention, or we come upon something in the course of our work.