The eect of this legislation is to silence the energy industry, and those that support it, in an eort to clear the field of debate and promote the voices of those most opposed to Canada’s energy industry. [...] We recognize and respect the Competition Bureau’s role in this consultation process is to develop guidance and that the Competition Bureau is not in a position to truly fix the fundamentally flawed amendments hastily made to the Competition Act. [...] As already stated, the best solution to this issue is to repeal the recent amendments to the Competition Act and take the time to have a fulsome discussion on the issue of greenwashing, something that did not happen in this instance and we believe is a missed opportunity. [...] Businesses need the flexibility to use the newest and most accurate methods to identify, quantify and communicate their performance to stakeholders and should not be penalized for changing and evolving best practices. [...] If the barrier to bring a claim to the Bureau is low, and the guidance is not clear and pragmatic so that companies can comply and other parties have the means to understand that claims are likely to be properly substantiated, the new provisions could create significant administrative burden for both the Bureau and companies.
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