Industry committee  The Competition Bureau has very strong relations with its international counterparts. We have 20 international instruments with about 50 different jurisdictions. Some of those jurisdictions have consumer protection remedies and requirements within them. We work very, very closely

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Let me start off by saying that administrative monetary penalties are not punitive in nature. They're not there to punish. We associate deterrence with being punitive, and this is not what administrative monetary penalties are about. They are about fostering compliance, encouragi

Industry committee  First of all, CASL amended our act in a couple of ways. Technologically neutral language was implemented within certain of our definitions. Amendments allowed us to be more targeted in terms of our enforcement in the electronic marketplace. CASL represents evolution, not revoluti

Industry committee  Let me begin by saying that there is the memorandum of understanding between the three agencies. That was implemented as a way for us to share information and in order for each of these different agencies, which have different objectives in terms of our mandate, to share informat

Industry committee  I think I actually will be making the opening statement, Chair.

Industry committee  Great. Thank you very much, Chair My name is Josephine Palumbo. I am the deputy commissioner of the deceptive marketing practices directorate at the Competition Bureau. I am joined by my colleague Morgan Currie, associate deputy commissioner of the deceptive marketing practices