Bill C-681

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Competition Act to add a new part that provides for the appointment of the Director of the Competition Prosecution Service and one or more Deputy Directors. That Part gives the Director the authority to initiate and conduct, on behalf of the Attorney General of Canda, prosecutions under any Act for the enforcement of which the Commissioner of Competition is responsible. That Part also provides that the Director has the power to make binding and final decisions as to whether to prosecute, unless the Attorney General of Canada directs otherwise, and that any such directive must be in writing and published in the Canada Gazette. The Director holds office for a non-renewable term of seven years during good behaviour and is the Deputy Attorney General of Canada for the purposes of carrying out the work of the office.