Industry committee  On EU adequacy, unless the EU really looks the other way, any law in this mould certainly will be inadequate for European adequacy. In conclusion, this bill should be wholly rejected. Consumers are infinitely better protected under PIPEDA. The bill is a deliberate attempt to gre

Agriculture committee  I'll take that one, and I would say, yes, there are a number of sectors in Canada that don't have a dedicated regulator. Grocery and food is one of them. For example, on the code of conduct, which, as we've said, we do support in principle, neither our group nor any other consu

Agriculture committee  Thank you for your question. I will answer. In terms of giving powers to the Competition Bureau, we already made recommendations to that effect during the study in March. The bureau does not have the power to directly access supplier data, which could help it in its work. With

Agriculture committee  Amy is our expert on that. I'll leave it to her.

Agriculture committee  Yes. That would put some pricing pressure on the majors and also give more variety to consumers and support local businesses, keeping dollars in the community. Amy, I don't know whether you have anything to add.

Agriculture committee  That's a bit of a fraught question. My instinct is to think that there is some profit-taking by the grocery retailers rather than its being increased fuel costs. Amy, do you want to add anything?

Agriculture committee  Yes. We have had years of mergers in the grocery industry. We're reaping the benefit now, such that retailers can raise prices in a more comprehensive and quicker fashion than if there were more competitors. That's basically our bottom line.

Agriculture committee  We're supportive of the committee's study to examine food inflation. We hope that this ultimately results in more support for vulnerable consumers. Thanks very much. We look forward to your questions.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members. I'm the executive director and general counsel of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre. I'm joined today by PIAC's articling student Amy Hill. For the technicians and members, we will be sharing the speaking. PIAC is a national not-f

Agriculture committee  This committee has heard extensive testimony about the grocery code of conduct. We understand from the testimony that this code is needed to govern the relationship between suppliers and grocers. PIAC does not oppose a code. PIAC is supportive of a code, so far as it provides b

Industry committee  You're right. I don't think planned obsolescence would fit well into this bill, but I do think the obligations that are in the French law to tell people what is replaceable and how long it will be available on the market would be helpful here. As long as you're not in a monopoly

Industry committee  If I understand correctly, the manufacturer has to make an obligation to try to support the third parties, but they are not required to. If they are producing their own parts, I think they have to continue to make them available for five years beyond the time the product is first

Industry committee  The difficulty you have is that all of the bills are trying to slice this in a slightly different way, but they're complementary, I think. In relation to the one that we're presently speaking about, from a consumer point of view I think it's going to look ridiculous if our aver

Industry committee  Thank you. Chair and honourable members, my name is John Lawford. I'm the executive director and general counsel at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre. PIAC is a national non-profit organization and a registered charity. We provide legal and research services on behalf of cons

Transport committee  I'll just add briefly that the airlines and the airports don't seem to be talking, because when the baggage belt breaks down, the airline can't get the baggage to their customers, who leave, and then they are stuck with the problem. I know that there are disputes between how much