Industry committee  We're an independent law enforcement agency. We're like the competition cops. We investigate a merger. We are completely independent in that function.

Industry committee  We were definitely concerned, and that's why we challenged the transaction before the Competition Tribunal. That's the way our model works: We investigate, and when we see a problem, the commissioner brings an application before the tribunal. Then we have to live with that decisi

Industry committee  I don't think we can say whether that is why prices are going up and what the magnitude is. As Ms. Sonley said, it is a very complex question that requires a lot of data to see because of the variety of factors and what actual consumers are paying. That is a very difficult questi

Industry committee  I cannot speak to the minister's decision. What I can speak to is how we looked at the transaction under the Competition Act. We definitely had concerns about the transaction. That's why we challenged it before the tribunal. We did file an application. The Vidéotron divestiture

Industry committee  That's correct.

Industry committee  I can tell you that it has not impacted our operations. We have been able to get coverage for that cost award such that the merger review is not being impacted.

Industry committee  What I can say is we are very welcoming of the proposed amendments in Bill C‑59, which would immunize the commissioner from cost awards when we are bringing a case in the public interest. I think that goes a long way to addressing any potential chilling impact that the cost award

Industry committee  What I can say is that we don't have any ongoing investigations. Because this is a sector that is incredibly concentrated and is a focus of our work across the provisions of the act, we are proactively monitoring what's going on. What I can tell you is that what we are starting t

Industry committee  I'm going to answer in English, since I have to use rather technical vocabulary. The efficiencies exception was certainly a factor before the tribunal, but ultimately the tribunal's decision did not turn on the efficiencies exception. We are, I think, very publicly welcoming the

Industry committee  It's really difficult to say what impact it would have had, because we did our entire investigation, all the litigation, under the existing framework, which included section 96. What I can tell you, though, is that with Bill C‑56 and the end of the efficiencies exception in addi

Industry committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. My name is Jeanne Pratt. I am the senior deputy commissioner of the mergers and monopolistic practices branch at the Competition Bureau. Joining me today are my colleagues Anthony Durocher, who is the deputy commissioner of t

Industry committee  I'll defer to my colleague Mr. Durocher. I'm a one-trick pony: I look at particular merger transactions.

Industry committee  I don't think we've evaluated such an agreement. It was an evaluation of the parties bringing an asset package to us. They did a sale process to entertain bidders. They brought us the outcomes of that process, and we evaluated what was negotiated under our remedies bulletin.

Industry committee  We look at each particular transaction under our framework and evaluate each particular transaction under that framework. Spectrum is one of the assets used in competition in these markets, but ours is a much more holistic examination of market dynamics and the impact of a partic

Industry committee  We didn't look at that in particular because we saw the impact on all consumers generally. We were concerned about all of those consumers. What I can say is that before the Competition Tribunal, we did look at the impact on different deciles and income segments. That was part of