New Library of Parliament Publication on Competition Law

The Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament has just made available its legislative summary of Bill C-41: An Act to amend the Competition Act:

"Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Competition Act, was introduced in the House of Commons and received first reading on 7 December 2006. The bill amends the Competition Act by providing a new power to the Competition Tribunal to order a telecommunications service provider to pay an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) if it abuses its dominant position".

"The amount of the AMP imposed may be up to $15 million. The bill sets out four specific factors the Competition Tribunal shall take into account in determining the amount to impose in a specific case, but leaves it open to the Tribunal to consider 'any other relevant factor.' A telecommunications service provider that contravenes an order to pay an AMP under the new provision is not guilty of an offence".

It is possible to follow the progress of Bill C-41 on the LEGISinfo website. An RSS feed is available.