Bill C-49 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Price Transparency Act
An Act to amend the Competition Act
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedDec. 9, 2014
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- Studied by a committeeNot reached
- Passed its first chamberNot reached
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- Became lawNot reached
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 9 December 2014, the Minister of Industry introduced Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Competition Act (Price Transparency Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-49 amends the Competition Act to authorize the Commissioner of Competition to conduct inquiries to determine the reasons why a product or class of products has a higher selling price in Canada than in the United States and to require the Commissioner to make public reports on completed inquiries. It also requires that those amendments be reviewed within five years after the day on which they come into force. The enactment also amends that Act to expressly authorize the issuance of court orders requiring a person who is located outside Canada to attend an examination, to produce documents or to make a written return in order to provide the Commissioner with information. It also amends that Act to enable the Commissioner to obtain a court order requiring a person to provide the Commissioner with information that an affiliate of the person is likely to have and that is relevant to an inquiry. Finally, the enactment amends that Act to expand the concept of affiliation to a broader range of busines…
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