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It is understood that school shootings are a rising threat. Yet is this the correct way to combat violence? With more violence? Essentially, to arm a teacher is to add more bullets, more violence, and more death to the scene. Already, policemen have trouble hitting a target, yet what of an untrained, nervous teacher tasked with saving his/her students? What should we do in response to violence? Add more violence? perhaps arm the whole school to the teeth?
which leads into my SECOND CONTENTION
What about the teachers that sexualy harass students, or feel agression towards them? Although these are extreme cases, think of all of the stressed-out teachers. When armed with a tool with the ability to end multiple lives, a certain physcological effect takes place. Although it would be egregious to say that if a student is upsetting a teacher the teacher will immediately pull a gun on the student in question, possesing a gun in stressful situations makes the user more confident, and endows the posessor with a misleading sense of power. Let us discuss an extreme (but too common) circumstance. If a shooter invades a school and takes a student hostage. A teacher without a gun will call for backup. A teacher with a gun will be much more likely to use it to save the student, although a violent response to a person with violent intent will certainly trigger a chain of events, for hit rates against live targets are low even among policemen, and kill rates low as well, perhaps leading to even more unessecary deaths. Again, fighting violence with more violence simply adds fuel to the flame. Perhaps a different approach is called for.
Already, policemen are seen on campus of many schools. At least these policemen are trained, more detatched, and have more tools at their disposal. Policemen also carry exposed weapons, which may serve as a detterent to any potential shooter. Instead of funding weapons for teachers, enforce security such as gates more closely, or hire more professional policemen. 3 in 4 gunmen (TIMES magazine) turn on their own community. This shows that the problem comes from within. Instead of tearing ourselves apart with the accumulation of even more weapons, more effective ways and programs to rehabilitate the person in question before the violent act is commited would be the most effective in stopping these unessesary deaths.
In conclusion, granting gun rights to teachers worsens the situation by adding another aspect of violence to the scene. Also, already-pressured teachers who are granted a gun are more likely to use it. And finally, more peaceful and efffective methods are available.
I would like to thank my opponent for the opportunity for this debate.
I agree with the definitions except a concealed weapon will be a licensed weapon that is concealed appropriately WITH necessary training.
My contentions rebut my opponents arguments.
Contention 1
As stated with my disagreement of definition of concealed weapon. The teachers should have adequate training before being able to carry a concealed weapon on campus. Many scenarios require violence to combat violence. This is a cold hard truth. The difference is, the school teachers would be combating IMMORAL violence with MORAL violence. For example, if a school shooter came into a school with the intention to kill 20 innocent people in the school. Perhaps this school shooter makes it in the school and starts shooting, he shoots 11 people, at that point a concealed weapons carrier fires and kills the shooter. In this example 12 people would be killed, but 20 were intended to be killed. In reality, the concealed weapons carrier killed one person but saved 9 lives. What is more moral, letting more people die without killing, or killing to save lives? The point is, if a mentally deranged person has an eager intent to shoot up a school, they'll probably do it, the teachers should have help in saving as many lives as possible.
Contention 2
There are also teachers with psychological problems. Firstly, I would suggest that all teachers who are legible for carrying a concealed weapon on campus would be subject to a psychological test. Secondly, it is possible even after the psychological test the teacher still has some problem. So one day in an extreme and unlikely scenario they do pull a gun on one or several students and start shooting. Easily near by teachers can come and shoot the out of control teacher before more innocent lives are taking, thus saving lives of the innocent.
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Our governments do not have enough police officers to have multiple officers per campus. The average amount of police officers per capita is 265.7 per 100,000 people. (1) With a low amount of police officers they will not be able to take out the offender and save lives quick enough since they'll have to cover a lot of ground on campus. If most of the teachers on campus had a concealed weapon and were trained accordingly they could save more lives from being taken from the offender as opposed to a few police per each campus. Enforcing security gates more closely will help prevent but will not be a 100% guarantee of prevention. My opponent has also stated 3 in 4 gunmen turn on their own community and claims it from TIME magazine but doesn't give link to the article. I can't be sure if its true but if it is, as I stated earlier in Contention 2, if a teacher turned on the students, there would be enough sane teachers to take out the out of control teacher. My opponent has stated we should have rehabilitation for the suspect in question. I agree with this if we know the suspected offender potentially has plans of having a shooting spree in a school. However, we can't always know if somebody has this terrible plan of killing innocent people in school. So when such a person comes along into a school without notice, the teachers should have to potential to save as many lives as possible.
My opponents concludes by stating we should not add another aspect of violence. I have already differentiated the difference between immoral (unnecessary) violence and moral (necessary) violence. Moral violence saves lives more than it takes.
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Yes, it is better to save the lives of, say, 5 children rather than none, yet it is far better to prevent the occurence of a shooting altogether. My opponent seems to almost accept the fact that there will be shootings regardless, and that all we can do is to minimize the effects. This is not true. It would be far more effective to invest into more police officers (I will expand upon this in the third contention), better security systems such as gates, and programs to help a potential shooter before the shooting actually occurs. Also, policemen nation-wide have a hit rate of about 34 percent of all bullets fired. This includes suicides among policemen. If policemen, who's entire careers revolve around enforcing laws using physical violence (if necessary), only have a 34 percent hit rate, then what will the accuracy be like of a teacher, who has little experience in an actual gun fight, is a nervous wreck, has heard shots already being fired down the hall, and is very emotionally attatched to the children she/he has suddenly been tasked to protect. If anything, the teacher might hit another student, or instigate even more shooting once the shooter come under fire. Think also of the availability of the weapon. It is unlikely that the teacher keep it on their person, because a gun holster or strap requires a blazer over it, which is highly unrealistic for hot weather. So the gun would most likely be placed in a locked drawer, which would be extremely difficult to access in the case of a shooting. I will expand upon cost issues and limited police force in the third contention.
Given that a background check is required, many of these background checks are not effective, as my opponent admitted. "Easily near by teachers can come and shoot the out of control teacher " this is a complete logical falacy. First of all, the motion states that teachers have the right, not that it is a requirement, so not every teacher may have a gun. Also, how long does it realistically take to kill a room full of un-armed students? Too long for it to be stopped. And finally, if you did not arm teachers in the first place, this scenario would have no chance of occuring! Therefore, my opponent has in fact stated why teachers should not have guns, since they have stated a disastrous scenario in which a teacher posseses a weapon.
I assume that there is a lack of policemen to secure the schools because of lack of funds. Yet if the guns are payed for by the individual teachers (and remember, not all will have it, for it is not required, only a right), very few will have one, for a gun, plus a concealed weapon liscence, as well as ammo and gun-checkups are very expensive relative to a teacher's generally low salary. If the govenrment is paying, then again, this will be of much cost for the govenrment, including background checks and periodical checks. These funds instead could be diverted to hiring more police officers to serve these schools, and increased security to stop the problem before it occurs, not while it already has happened. Also, if a rehabilitation program is offered in a more friendly, effective manner to the whole student body, troubled students may first consult with a counselor before any extreme measures are taken, or may be more easily identified with a more extensive, better funded program(s).
I apologize for not posting the website about the gunmen, for I was reading a hard-copy of the article, and is only available for subscribers, yet a trial portion of the article is available: http://swampland.time.com...
statistics about shooting ratios: http://www.nytimes.com...
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Some wiped away tears, a wife clutched her ailing husband's hand, a pensioner adjusted his hearing aid to ensure he caught every word – but if there was one point they were all agreed on as they listened to Gordon Brown's historic apology it was simply: 'About time.'
Half a million Australian children and thousands more from Britain forced to make the long sea journey to Australia in the belief that their parents had died have finally received an official apology for the abuse they suffered in state 'care'.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has shown the way to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown into apologising to the abused and neglected child migrants and 'stolen' Australian children by uttering a word they had waited more than half a century to hear: 'Sorry'.
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Hundreds of those children, now in their 50s and beyond gathered in parliament's Great hall in Canberra to hear the apology, not only from Labour Prime Minister Mr Rudd but from the Liberal (conservative) leader, Malcolm Turnbull.
As youngsters, they were placed with foster parents or put into orphanages in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, where they suffered ill-treatment and in some cases sexual abuse.
Part of Australia's history, said Mr Rudd, was filled with shame and 'as a nation we must now reflect on those who did not receive proper care.'
Speaking of the British child migrants, he said: 'Robbed of your families, robbed of your homeland, regarded not as innocent children, but regarded instead as a source of child labour.
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The founder of the Child Migrants Trust, Margaret Humphreys, travelled from England to Australia to hear the apology today.
For more than 20 years, she said, the trust had campaigned for recognition of what had happened to children.
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Up to 10,000 children were forced to go to Australia, among them Harold Haig, now a spokesman for the International Association of Former Child Migrants and Their Families.
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This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of the legal framework and key issues surrounding merger control law in Canada.
This Q&A is part of the global guide to Merger Control. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit http://www.inhouselawyer.co.uk/index.php/practice-areas/merger-control
The Canadian merger control regime is governed by the federal Competition Act ('the Act'). The Commissioner of Competition ('the Commissioner') is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Act as head of an independent law enforcement agency, the Competition Bureau ('the Bureau'). The Commissioner and the Bureau receive merger notifications and conduct merger reviews. They also have the power to launch investigations into mergers that do not require notification, and they decide whether to challenge mergers before the Competition Tribunal ('the Tribunal'), a specialized court with legal, economics, and business expertise.
The Act contains two parts that apply to mergers – one that establishes the merger control regime (which governs when parties are legally required to notify the Commissioner before closing their transaction) and another that contains the substantive merger review provisions (which sets out the substantive test for challenging a merger and the factors that will be considered in determining whether a merger should be challenged). These parts of the statute apply independently of each other. Thus, even if a merger does not require notification, it is still subject to the substantive merger review provisions (i.e., it can still be challenged).
Pre-merger notification is mandatory if the parties exceed the applicable financial thresholds, in which case there is a statutory prohibition on closing until the applicable waiting period has expired, been waived, or terminated. The turnover of the seller as well as the exports of all parties to the transaction are relevant for determining whether the transaction triggers a notification requirement, as described in greater detail below.
Filing may be required where there is an acquisition of a minority interest, even if the interest does not confer control or decisive influence over the target, so long as the applicable financial thresholds are exceeded and an additional "size of equity" test is met (described in more detail in below).
The expiry of the statutory waiting period does not always mean that the Commissioner has completed his substantive review of a transaction. The substantive test applied by the Commissioner and Bureau in its review is whether the proposed transaction is likely to prevent or lessen competition substantially.
Importantly, the Act has a unique efficiencies defence that can "save" an otherwise anticompetitive merger if it can be shown that the efficiencies from the merger are likely to be greater than and offset any prevention or lessening of competition that is likely to result from the merger.
Is mandatory notification compulsory or voluntary?
Pre-merger notification is mandatory when a transaction exceeds the applicable financial thresholds (described in more detail below).
Is there a prohibition on completion or closing prior to clearance by the relevant authority? Are there possibilities for derogation or carve out?
Transactions that require notification, including public bids, may not be completed or closed until the applicable waiting period has expired, been waived, or terminated. The expiry of the applicable waiting period (and hence the ability to legally close the transaction) is often, but not necessarily, aligned with the conclusion of the substantive merger review.
Parties generally do not "close around" Canada. If a transaction triggers a notification requirement, the law does not prohibit merely the acquisition of assets or businesses in Canada but rather the completion of that transaction before the merger control requirements have been met. The Bureau has stated that it will not normally agree to hold-separate provisions pending completion of a merger investigation.
What are the conditions of the test for control?
Transactions need not constitute an acquisition of control over the target to be caught by the merger control regime. The merger control regime sets out bright line tests for non-controlling acquisitions, which are described in greater detail below.
Separate from the merger control regime (i.e., the question of whether the transaction triggers a pre-merger notification requirement), a transaction must qualify as a "merger" in order for the Tribunal to have jurisdiction to block or remedy it under the merger provisions of the Act.
"Merger" is defined in the Act as "the acquisition or establishment, direct or indirect, by one or more persons, whether by purchase or lease of shares or assets, by amalgamation or by combination or otherwise, of control over or significant interest in the whole or a part of a business of a competitor, supplier, customer or other person."
Generally, the Act defines "control" to be de jure control with respect to corporations. While the Act does not define a "significant interest", the Bureau considers both quantitative and qualitative factors when assessing whether an interest is significant. Qualitatively, a significant interest is held when the person acquiring or establishing the interest obtains the ability to materially influence the economic behaviour of the target business. The Bureau generally will not take the position that an acquisition of 10% or less of the voting shares of a company constitutes the acquisition of a significant interest (i.e., a "merger").
The types of transactions that are captured by the Canadian merger control regime are: (i) an acquisition of assets, (ii) an acquisition of voting shares, (iii) an amalgamation, (iv) a combination, and (v) the acquisition of an interest in a combination.
What are the conditions on minority interest in your jurisdiction?
For transactions that exceed the financial thresholds and involve the acquisition of voting shares or interests, there is an additional test known as the "size of equity" threshold that determines whether filing is mandatory. This may catch acquisitions that result in the acquirer holding more than 20 per cent of the voting shares of a public company or more than 35 per cent of the voting shares of a private company or voting interests of a non-corporate entity such as a partnership (or, in each case, more than 50 per cent of the voting shares, or interests in the case of a partnership, if the acquirer already owns the percentages stated above). As such, the Canadian merger control regime may require notification for transactions that would not amount to the acquisition of "decisive influence" for the purposes of the EU Merger Regulation.
Even if not subject to merger control (i.e., notifiable), the Bureau can still review (and challenge) an acquisition if the purchaser acquires a "significant interest" in the target. What constitutes a significant interest is described above.
What are the jurisdictional thresholds (turnover, assets, market share and/or local presence)?
In all cases, the "size of parties" threshold must be exceeded to trigger a mandatory notification. The "size of parties" test is met if the parties, together with their respective affiliates, have aggregate assets in Canada, or aggregate annual gross revenues from sales in, from, or into Canada, in excess of CAD $400 million. This means that the seller's turnover and assets, as well as both parties' exports, are included for the purpose of calculating whether the parties exceed this threshold.
If the "size of parties" threshold is exceeded, the transaction will be subject to the pre-merger notification provisions if the following thresholds are exceeded, which vary depending on the type of transaction as follows (financial thresholds subject to annual adjustment for inflation):
Acquisition of Assets.
- "Size of transaction" threshold is satisfied if the aggregate value of the assets in Canada to be acquired, or the aggregate annual gross revenue from sales in or from Canada generated from those assets, is greater than CAD $88 million (for 2017).
Acquisition of Shares.
- "Size of transaction" threshold is satisfied if the aggregate value of the assets in Canada, or the aggregate annual gross revenue from sales in or from Canada generated from Canadian assets, of the target operating business and its subsidiaries, is greater than CAD $88 million (for 2017); AND
- "Size of equity" threshold described above is met.
- "Size of transaction" threshold is satisfied if the aggregate value of the assets in Canada that will be owned by the continuing corporation and any corporations that it controls, or the aggregate annual gross revenue from sales in or from Canada generated from those assets, is greater than CAD $88 million (for 2017); AND
- Each of at least two of the corporations that are parties to the transaction, along with their affiliates, must have assets in Canada that exceed an aggregate value of, or aggregate annual gross revenues from sales in, from, or into Canada that exceed CAD $88 million (for 2017).
A Combination or Acquisition of an Interest in a Combination.
- "Size of transaction" threshold is satisfied if the aggregate value of the assets in Canada that are the subject matter of the combination, or the aggregate annual gross revenue from sales in or from Canada generated from those assets, is greater than CAD $88 million (for 2017).
All of the notification thresholds are national in scope. They refer to all revenues / assets as opposed to only those related to the relevant product market and are assessed at the group level to include the parties and their affiliates.
While the "size of parties" threshold takes into account both the purchaser and the target, in every case apart from amalgamations, the applicable thresholds can be satisfied by the target party only. As mentioned above, the 'size of transaction' threshold is updated annually to account for inflation and the changes are posted in the Canada Gazette. The thresholds do not vary based on industry or sector and are the same across the country.
To be captured by Canada's merger control regime a transaction must have some form of local presence or connection to Canada. Hence, the merger control regime only applies to "operating businesses" which are defined in the Act as "a business undertaking in Canada to which employees employed in connection with the undertaking ordinarily report for work".
How are turnover, assets and/or market shares valued or determined for the purposes of jurisdictional thresholds?
Both assets and revenues are generally determined with reference to a party's most recent audited annual financial statements.
The revenue thresholds refer to revenues generated on an annual basis. For the 'size of parties' threshold, revenues from sales in Canada (domestic sales), sales into Canada from another country (imports) and sales to another country from Canada (exports) are included. For the 'size of transaction' threshold, revenues generated from sales in Canada (domestic sales) and sales from Canada (exports) are included, but not revenues from sales made into Canada from another country (imports).
The value of assets in Canada is generally determined with reference to the value of the total assets as stated in the relevant party's most recent audited annual financial statements. Subject to limited exceptions, assets on the audited financial statements of a Canadian entity are considered to be assets 'in' Canada. An entity is considered Canadian where it is incorporated in Canada or, in the case of an unincorporated entity, formed pursuant to a Canadian statute. For moveable assets that are listed on the balance sheet of an entity incorporated outside of Canada, but which were physically located in Canada for a portion of the relevant fiscal period, the Bureau expects the parties to include a proportion of the value of those assets in determining the value of the relevant party's assets in Canada.
Is there a particular exchange rate required to be used for turnover thresholds and asset values?
The conversion into Canadian dollars of the gross revenues from sales reported in foreign currency must be based on the noon exchange rate quoted by the Bank of Canada on the last day of the annual period for which the gross revenues from sales are determined in accordance with the Act. This is generally the annual period covered by the most recent audited financial statements in which the gross revenues are accounted for.
The conversion into Canadian dollars of the aggregate amount of assets reported in foreign currency must be based on the noon exchange rate quoted by the Bank of Canada on the last day of the period covered by the most recent audited financial statements in which those assets are accounted for.
As of March 1, 2017, the Bank of Canada has stopped publishing the noon exchange rate and instead publishes a single "indicative" rate for each currency pair that it tracks at 4:30 p.m. every day. This indicative rate is to be used for the conversion into Canadian dollars going forward.
Do merger control rules apply to joint ventures (both new joint ventures and acquisitions of joint control over an existing business?
The Act exempts the formation of an unincorporated combination (e.g., a joint venture established through the formation of a partnership) from the merger control provisions if: (i) all the persons who propose to form the combination are parties to an agreement in writing or intended to be put in writing that imposes on one or more of them an obligation to contribute assets and governs a continuing relationship between those parties; (ii) no change in control over any party to the combination would result from the combination; and (iii) the agreement restricts the range of activities that may be carried on pursuant to the combination, and contains provisions that would allow for its orderly termination.
The formation of a joint venture that does not qualify for the exemption above (e.g., a joint venture carried on through a corporation), as well as the acquisition of an interest in an existing joint venture, may be subject to merger control if the transaction exceeds the relevant financial thresholds that are generally applicable to all transactions. There are no separate thresholds for joint ventures, and the same general rules apply regarding entities that must be included for the purpose of determining whether the thresholds are met.
For example, the "size of transaction" threshold for a joint venture established through the contribution of assets to a new corporation would be met where: (i) at least one of the persons contributes assets from an operating business, and (ii) the aggregate value of the assets in Canada or the gross revenues from sales in or from Canada generated from those assets exceeds CAD $88 million (for 2017).
The "size of transaction" threshold for the acquisition of an interest in a combination (e.g., acquiring voting interests in a partnership) would be met where: (i) the combination carries on an operating business other than through a corporation; (ii) the aggregate value of the assets in Canada that are the subject matter of the combination or the gross revenues from sales in or from Canada generated from those assets exceeds CAD $88 million (for 2017); and (iii) as a result of the acquisition, the person acquiring the interest will be entitled to over 35% of the profits of the combination or of its assets on dissolution, or where the person acquiring the interest is already so entitled, the acquiring person will be entitled to over 50% of such profits or assets.
From a substantive perspective, joint ventures may be reviewed under the Act's prohibition on anticompetitive agreements among competitors regardless of whether they are subject to merger control. If they constitute the acquisition of a significant interest in a person (i.e., a merger), joint ventures also could be reviewed under the substantive merger provisions, even if they are not notifiable.
In relation to "foreign-to-foreign" mergers, do the jurisdictional thresholds vary?
The thresholds are the same regardless of where the parent entities acquiring and being acquired are located. Because: (i) the thresholds refer to assets in Canada and revenues generated either "in, from or into Canada" (for the 'size of parties' threshold) or "in or from Canada" (for the size of transaction threshold); and (ii) a transaction must involve an operating business in Canada (i.e., a business undertaking in Canada to which employees employed in connection with the undertaking ordinarily report for work) to be subject to Canada's merger control regime, there must be some nexus to Canada before a foreign-to-foreign merger is caught by the Canadian merger control regime.
For voluntary filing regimes (only), are there any factors not related to competition that might influence the decision as to whether or not notify?
Not applicable.
Additional information: Jurisdictional Test
Not applicable.
What is the substantive test applied by the relevant authority to assess whether or not to clear the merger, or to clear it subject to remedies?
The substantive test the Bureau applies when reviewing transactions is whether the transaction is likely to prevent or lessen competition substantially in a market. Bureau guidance suggests that a substantial prevention or lessening of competition results only from mergers that are likely to create, maintain or enhance the ability of the merged entity, unilaterally or in coordination with other firms, to exercise market power.
Unlike the US or EU merger review paradigms, the Canadian regime includes an express efficiency defence to otherwise anti-competitive mergers, which applies to cases where the efficiencies brought about by the merger are likely to be greater than, and offset any effects of, the prevention or lessening of competition that results from the merger.
Are non-competitive factors relevant?
Not applicable.
Are there different tests that apply to particular sectors?
Not applicable. While there are sectoral regulatory agencies that have the jurisdiction to review a transaction that is also notifiable to the Bureau, the Bureau does not apply a different substantive test to any sector.
Are ancillary restraints covered by the authority's clearance decision?
The Bureau's review will look at the competitive impact of the transaction as a whole, including any restrictions on competition that may result from the transaction agreement. There are no express provisions of the Act that govern ancillary restraints related to a merger (as there are in relation to the conspiracy provisions of the Act) and the parties must self-assess. Non-competes and other restraints that are reasonable in the circumstances and do not result in a substantial lessening of competition are generally acceptable.
What is the earliest time or stage in the transaction at which a notification can be made?
Filings can be submitted as early as desired, so long as the transaction negotiations are advanced enough that the required information can be provided to allow the Bureau to review the transaction. It is not uncommon for parties to notify the Bureau on the basis of a signed letter of intent (LOI) or a term sheet, particularly in transactions that clearly do not raise material competition issues (e.g., where there is no horizontal overlap between the purchaser and the target) where the parties are looking to close as soon as possible after signing the transaction agreement.
Parties should be aware that notification may trigger market outreach by the Bureau, which may have the effect of disclosing to industry stakeholders a transaction that has not yet been announced publicly. As noted below, in such circumstances parties can ask the Bureau to delay making its market contacts until after the transaction has been announced or disclosed.
For mandatory filing regimes, is there a statutory deadline for notification of the transaction?
For mergers that exceed the applicable filing thresholds, there is no deadline to file. However, because the merger control regime is suspensory, the parties cannot complete their transaction until they have complied with their filing obligations under the Act.
What is the basic timetable for the authority's review?
An initial 30-calendar-day waiting period is triggered following the receipt of completed notification filings by both parties. A proposed transaction may not close until the expiry, termination or waiving of the applicable statutory waiting period.
Under what circumstances the basic timetable may be extended, reset or frozen?
If the Bureau determines that the information provided in a notification is incomplete, it will notify the relevant party of the deficiency and the applicable statutory waiting period will not commence until such information as is required to complete the notification is received. The Bureau will notify the parties shortly after receiving their initial notification forms whether it has certified the notifications as complete.
During the initial 30-calendar-day period the Bureau may issue a subsequent information request ("SIR"). In practice if the Bureau issues a SIR, it does so on the last day of the initial 30-day period. The issuance of a SIR extends the time period during which the parties are statutorily prohibited from closing their transaction until 30 calendar days after both parties have complied with the SIR.
The Bureau and parties may also enter into to a timing agreement that contractually extends the time period during which the parties cannot close their transaction. Such an agreement may set out alternative deadlines for the completion of various steps of the information-gathering and review process, including specifying the earliest date on which the transaction can close. Timing agreements have become less common in recent years.
Are there any circumstances in which the review timetable can be shortened?
Under its non-binding service standards the Bureau may designate a merger as "non-complex", which means it will attempt to complete its review within 14 calendar days of receiving a complete filing. In such cases it is common for the parties to forego the submission of notification forms and instead file a joint briefing letter which: (i) describes the parties, the transaction, and the reasons for which the transaction does not raise material issues under the Act; and (ii) requests a waiver of the statutory requirement to submit a full notification form.
The parties can close the transaction as soon as the Bureau completes its review and waives the statutory requirement to submit a notification form.
Which party is responsible for submitting the filing? Who is responsible for filing in cases of acquisitions of joint control and the creation of new joint ventures?
All entities/parties to a notifiable transaction are responsible for filing and each of them may be penalized for any failure to file. In a hostile bid situation, the 30-calendar-day waiting period will begin to run when the offering party files a notification, at which point the target company will receive a notice from the Bureau and must then file its notification within 10-calendar-days.
What information is required in the filing form?
The notification form must include information relating to the nature of the parties' businesses and affiliates, as well as principal suppliers and customers of the parties and their affiliates and general financial information. While there is no "short form" notification, in certain cases (e.g., where there is no or very limited horizontal overlap between the businesses of the purchaser and the target), the parties may choose to submit only the joint briefing letter described above, requesting a waiver of the statutory requirement for each of them to file a notification.
Which supporting documents, if any, must be filed with the authority?
Along with the notification form, each filing party must submit the most recent draft of the transaction agreement, annual reports, and all documents evaluating the proposed transaction with respect to competitive factors (equivalent to '4(c)' documents in the US). None of these supporting documents need to be notarized or apostilled. Powers of attorney, certificates of incorporation, and articles of association are not required.
The Bureau accepts notifications in either French or English (Canada's two official languages). It is not necessary to translate pre-existing documents (e.g., '4(c)' documents) for the purpose of a notification; however, if, at the time of filing, there is an English or French language outline, summary, extract or verbatim translation of any part of a foreign language document that is required to be submitted with the notification, all such English or French language versions (or one complete translation) must be filed along with the foreign language document. Note that a different rule applies for foreign language documents submitted in response to a SIR. Documentary materials or information in a foreign language required to be submitted in response to a SIR must be translated into either English or French. The foreign language document must be submitted with the English or French translation attached thereto.
A certification on oath or solemn affirmation of correctness and completeness of the information by a person who has the authority to bind the notifying party is required for the notification to be considered complete. A Commissioner must administer the oath or solemn affirmation.
Is there a filing fee? If so, please specify the amount in local currency.
There is a CAD $50,000 filing fee for notification. Only one fee is payable per transaction; it can be paid by either party or split between them.
Is there a public announcement that a notification has been filed?
The fact that the parties have made a notification is not publically announced at the time of filing. The Bureau maintains a publicly accessible mergers registry setting out the names of the parties to a transaction, the relevant industry code (NAICS code), and the result of the Bureau's review (whether the Bureau issued an Advance Ruling Certificate, issued a No Action Letter, registered a Consent Agreement, or obtained a judicial decision.) The mergers registry is updated on or after the 10th calendar day of each month for merger reviews completed during the previous month.
Does the authority seek or invite the views of third parties?
When reviewing mergers that may raise potential competition issues the Bureau almost always conducts "market tests" to confirm information that has been provided by the parties and ask questions about the parties' businesses and the relevant industry. This process involves consulting various stakeholders including customers, competitors, trade associations and consumer organizations regarding the proposed transaction. On occasion the Bureau has directly solicited the views of the public (e.g., for a retail merger where customers of the merging firms were individual members of the public), but this is not the standard practice.
The Bureau typically begins making market contacts shortly after commencing its review, but in the past has agreed to hold off on contacting market participants temporarily if a transaction has not yet been announced publicly (or the target's employees have not been informed). While the authors are aware of a small number of transactions that clearly raised no competition concerns where the Bureau decided not to make market contacts, this is the exception and should not be expected in any given case.
What information may be published by the authority or made available to third parties?
All information submitted to the Bureau is subject to strict confidentiality obligations under the Act.
The Bureau does not publish or make publicly available the parties' notifications, any of their supporting documentation, or other submissions made by the parties such as responses to voluntary information requests.
There is an exception to the general principal of confidentiality for sharing information with other Canadian law enforcement agencies or for the purposes of the administration of the Act. The Bureau's view is that this exception allows it to share confidential information about a merger review with merger enforcement agencies in other jurisdictions (e.g., the US DOJ/FTC) without a waiver from the parties.
Following the termination of an investigation, the outcome of the review, along with basic information about the proposed transaction, will be included in the Bureau's public merger registry (see above). In certain complex and important cases the Bureau may post a press release or position statement on its website as well. In those cases, the Bureau will typically share a draft of its press release and position statement with the parties before publication, to allow the parties the opportunity to correct any errors in the drafts.
Does the authority cooperate with antitrust authorities in other jurisdictions?
Interagency cooperation is extremely common, especially between the Bureau and it US counterparts, and will continue to play an important role in the Bureau's review of cross-border and international mergers.
The Bureau currently has formal cooperation instruments relating to Canada's competition and consumer protection laws with 15 foreign jurisdictions: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, EU, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, China, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and the United States.
As noted above, the Bureau takes the view that it does not require a waiver from the parties to share confidential information about their transaction with agencies in other jurisdictions.
What kind of remedies are acceptable to the authority? How often are behavioural remedies accepted in comparison with major merger control jurisdictions, such as the EU or US?
Both behavioural and structural remedies are possible but the Bureau has expressed a preference for structural solutions as they are easier to implement and administer. The Bureau's openness to and acceptance of behavioural remedies is similar to the US and EU agencies. While the Bureau does not typically require an upfront buyer, it does express a preference for "fix-it-first" remedies, which have the effect of making the remedy appear more attractive and effective.
Remedy purchasers must be approved by the Commissioner and must meet certain criteria. In particular, the Commissioner will be concerned with whether the buyer (i) has the financial and operational capability to run the business effectively, (ii) is independent of the parties, and (iii) has the intention to be an effective competitor in the relevant market.
What procedure applies in the event that remedies are required in order to secure clearance?
Remedy negotiations and decisions can be done at any point in the merger review process and are negotiated between the parties and the Bureau. There is no formal deadline for offering remedies.
The Bureau typically market tests proposed remedies, including by seeking feedback from industry stakeholders such as customers and suppliers. The Bureau will often collaborate with foreign agencies to make remedy decisions and sometimes will waive a demand for a formal remedy in Canada if an appropriate remedy has been agreed to in another jurisdiction.
What are the penalties for failure to notify, late notification and breaches of a prohibition on closing?
Failure to notify is a criminal offence, punishable by a maximum fine of CAD $50,000 under the Act. To date there have been no convictions for failure to notify. In 2015, the Bureau published a news release identifying a party that had voluntarily informed the Bureau of its inadvertent failure to notify two transactions; the Bureau required that party to adopt a compliance policy that would prevent similar oversights from occurring in the future. If a party realizes that it has inadvertently failed to notify a transaction, it should consult Canadian legal counsel immediately to discuss how to proceed.
The Commissioner can apply to the court for a range of remedies against parties who close prior to the expiry of the waiting period, including fines of up to CAD $10,000 per day for each day the parties closed in advance of being legally permitted to do so.
What are the penalties for incomplete or misleading information in the notification or in response to the authority's questions?
If a notification or a supplementary information request response is considered incomplete by the Bureau, then the notifying party will be advised and the applicable statutory waiting period will not commence until all required information is received.
Any person who provides misleading information to the Bureau could be subject to criminal sanctions, including a fine in the discretion of the court and a term of imprisonment of up to ten years.
Can the authority's decision be appealed to a court? In particular, can third parties who are not involved in the transaction appeal the decision?
Neither the merger review agency (the Bureau) nor the Commissioner (the head of the Bureau) can block a transaction itself. If the Bureau determines that a merger should be blocked or remedied, outside of reaching a settlement agreement with the merging parties to resolve its concerns consensually, the Bureau must apply to the Tribunal for an order prohibiting or remedying the merger.
Tribunal decisions can be appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal as a matter of right with respect to legal questions. Questions of fact can only be appealed with leave of the Federal Court of Appeal. The Tribunal decision must be appealed within 30-calendar-days after pronouncement. Subject to a limited exception involving the ability to challenge a consent agreement which directly affects them, third-parties who are not involved in a transaction do not generally have the right to appeal a decision of the Tribunal. As appeals from the Tribunal are extremely rare, there is no typical time frame for the process – however, the most recent appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal in a merger decision took approximately 8 months (Tervita/Complete Environmental Inc.). That decision was subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, with the entire appeal process taking approximately 32 months.
What are the recent trends in the approach of the relevant authority to enforcement, procedure and substantive assessment?
Cross-border collaboration between the Bureau and the U.S. DOJ/FTC is becoming more common and more extensive (Agrium/PCS, Dow/DuPont, Sherwin-Williams/Valspar, ChemChina/Syngenta, Superior/Canexus). Despite this, the Bureau continues to enforce its own Canadian legislation and may reach a different result than the relevant U.S. authority, particularly where the unique Canadian efficiencies defence is engaged (Superior/Canexus).
Are there any future developments or planned reforms of the merger control regime in your jurisdiction?
The Canadian merger review and notification process was substantially reformed in 2009. Further proposed amendments to the Act were introduced on September 28, 2016, but have not yet become law. The effect of these amendments would be a more consistent application of the merger notification rules between corporate and non-corporate entities. Bill C-25 passed First Reading in the Senate on June 21, 2017, and is expected to be reviewed by the Senate after the summer recess. These proposed amendments are technical in nature and less significant than the 2009 changes. They would broaden the scope of the "affiliates" definition in the Act in an effort to close some legislative gaps that currently result in the inconsistent treatment of corporate and non-corporate entities.
Specifically, the proposed amendments (i) introduce a new definition for "entity" which, in addition to a corporation, also includes non-corporate entities such as a partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or other unincorporated organization capable of conducting a business; and (ii) expand the concept of "control" for non-corporate entities in a way that is consistent with the current approach to corporations. These broadened affiliation rules may result in more transactions being subject to the notification provisions (because the assets and revenues of additional entities may be captured by the new rules), while at the same time allowing certain business groups more freedom in relation to inter-affiliate dealings that will no longer be subject to certain provisions of the Act.


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Li Ganjie stresses the importance to prioritize the response to heavy air pollution, make full-throttled efforts to tackle air pollution in the autumn and winter, and work towards the attainment of the objectives set out by the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Air Pollution.
MEP held a symposium in Beijing on Thursday to address the heavy air pollution in several provinces. Minister Li Ganjie presided and spoke at the meeting. He stressed that it is imperative to prioritize the response to heavy air pollution, make full-throttled efforts to tackle air pollution in the autumn and winter, and work towards the attainment of the objectives set out by the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Air Pollution.
At the beginning, the meeting was briefed on the air quality situations of Northeast China, Chengdu Plain, and Guanzhong Area of Shaanxi Province in the autumns and winters between 2013 and 2016. Then the officials in charge of air quality with the people's governments of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, and Shaanxi shared what they have prepared to combat the air pollution in this autumn and winter.
In response, Li said that the local areas have put in place supplementary policies based on the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and made progress over the past four years. The local governments have rolled out implementation plans on fighting air pollution, broken down and allocated the control targets in the action plan, and identified the air quality improvement as one of the key indicators to measure the local economic and social development and the performances of leading officials. They have implemented the pollution control measures in full scale, and actively promoted the industrial and energy restructuring, elimination of small coal-fired boilers, phase-out of yellow-tagged vehicles and obsolete vehicles, as well as the upgrading of coal-fired electricity generating units for them to have ultra-low emissions. Moreover, they have established area-wide control mechanism based on the characteristics of air pollution and the laws of pollution transmission, in order for the major cities to collaborate and fight air pollution.
However, we should be keenly aware of the prominent problems we've met in controlling air pollution, noted Li. To be specific, the air quality had alternated between good and bad. The improvement was much slower this year, and in some areas the pollution was even worse, which makes it a great challenge to achieve the annual objectives. Furthermore, some district and county governments were reluctant to expose and deal with chronic environmental violations, because they were not pushed hard enough to do so. Also, the control measures for the autumn and winter were not highly relevant. The air quality was not improved much, and heavy air pollution struck very frequently, which seriously disrupted the people's work and life, and offset the improvements in other periods of the year. Finally, there were weak points in tackling heavy air pollution. For example, the emergency preparedness plans were neither strict nor feasible, the reduction measures were weak, the early warnings were not activated in a timely fashion, and the emergency response measures were not actually implemented.
Li emphasized that this autumn and winter marks the final sprint of the last year at first-stage implementation the action plan on air pollution control. The local areas should make greater efforts and strive to achieve the objectives of the first-stage and lay groundwork for greater control during the ongoing five-year plan period and beyond. To this end, first, we should raise awareness that to properly address heavy air pollution and effectively improve ambient air quality is a matter concerning the people's health, the balanced socioeconomic development, and the social harmony and stability. We should act in line with the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and control the air pollution effectively in this autumn and winter. Second, we should pay close attention to the seasonal priority tasks, ban the stalk burning in the open and control the soot from heat supply boilers. We will devote more resources to the tour inspection on stalk burning and punish the open fires. We will make a reasonable plan for the northeast China at the advent of the heat supply season so that they will commence the heat supply on different dates and reasonably regulate the heat supply so as to prevent the commencement of heat supply at a narrow window to cause air pollution. Third, we will map out science-based, effective, and measurable emergency preparedness plans to tackle heavy air pollution, and make a list of reduction measures and projects. We will improve inter-province heavy air pollution estimation and forecast mechanism, and conduct relevant capacity building. Fourth, we will strengthen the environmental compliance inspection and regulation. The local areas should launch thematic inspection to check the air pollution control in the autumn and winter. The Ministry will gather regional enforcement forces to conduct cross-inspection in the northeast China, Guanzhong Area of Shaanxi, and Chengdu-Chongqing area. Furthermore, we will regularly make public the list of non-attainment enterprises and seriously investigate and punish the emission of air pollutants either beyond the emission standard or by evading regulatory authorities. We will give "zero tolerance" to the data frauds and either have talks with the top officials or suspend the environmental review of new projects in badly polluted cities. Fifth, the local people's governments should earnestly take responsibilities for improving the local air quality, check the tasks against the list, and make sure all tasks are completed on schedule. A special plan will be devised to control the air pollution in the autumn and winter, and accountability mechanism will be put in place to hold the liable organizations or persons accountable.
The heads of the people's governments and environmental protection departments of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, and Shaanxi, and the directors general of relevant internal departments and affiliated institutions of the Ministry attended the meeting.
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The time zone change meant that we were able to disembark from the ferry in Dunkerque at approximately 09.00hrs on Wednesday 23 July and set off on our journey southwards. We took the A16/E402 autoroute which becomes a toll autoroute south of Boulogne. We stopped for a rest break at Aire de Bay de Somme which, with its dedicated caravan park makes an idea stop. Near Abbeville we joined the A28/E402 towards Rouen. We had intended to bypass Rouen on the N28 which runs alongside the river and signposted to the Zone Industriel but we missed the turn and ended up in near the centre of the city. After a few failed attempts we managed to reach the south side of the city and onto the A13/E05 and then turned south onto the A28 toll in the direction of Le Mans.
At Junction 13 we left the A28 to join the D438 south and then turning west towards Malleville-Sur-Le Bec and the turning onto the minor road to Camping St-Nicolas near Le Bec-Hellouin. We arrived late in the afternoon of Wednesday 23 July. We had travelled 183 miles
Camping Saint-Nicolas is situated in the French countryside about 20 miles southwest of Rouen. Its closeness to the A28 autoroute makes it a popular and ideal night halt for those travelling north or south by that route. The final approach is, however, by narrow country roads and care is necessary.
Camping Saint-Nicolas is a quite a small site set in a woodland setting. The 90 pitches are marked on flat open grass with some trees for shade. The pitches are large and a number are large enough to permit night-halters to remain hitched up. There are numerous water points and 10 amp electricity points.
The lady warden and showed us to our pitch and advised us on locating the 'van for sunshine, etc. She and her husband are friendly and helpful although neither speaks any English. There is a large toilet block with a washing up area with a feature bay window which overlooks the children's playground. A motor home waste point is located near the toilets. In addition there is, also, a sports field and tennis courts. Near to the to the warden's house there is laundry and a small reading room/library in a garden shed! There is, also, a selection of tourist information leaflets at reception. Bread can be pre-ordered from reception and local tradesman calls most evenings selling a variety of take-away food.
On the following day we walked to the village of Le Bec-Hellouin by the steep pathway down through the woods opposite the campsite entrance. It should be noted that this path is VERY stony in places and is not really suitable for baby buggies, etc. Neither is the path lit and would not be suitable for walking in the dark. The village is apparently 2-3 miles by road
Le Bec-Hellouin is a small village set in the valley below the campsite. It is very picturesque with a lot of half-timbered houses set around a shady green. The village had recently been voted one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages France) and it is easy to see why. The interesting village Church made a pleasantly cool "retreat" on a hot and sunny day. There is a small general store with a limited range of foodstuffs and a café area. There are, also, 2 restaurants and a pub in the village. We enjoyed pleasant drinks sitting in front of the pub in the shade of the mature trees. There is, also, an art gallery. The large Abbey is home to a community of Benedictine monks and is open to the public. Admission to the grounds is free but there is a charge for the guided tour. We did not visit the Abbey as the day was, by then, drawing on.
Camping St-Nicolas makes an excellent night halt when travelling on the A28, it is featured in the "Alan Rogers France" guide. We spent 2 nights there and were charged a very reasonable £9.57 per night for a pitch with EHU.
We left Camping-St Nicolas early on the morning of Friday 25 July and rejoined the A28 travelling southwards. After bypassing Le Mans we continued southeast on the A28/E502 towards Tours. We bypassed Tours and turned westwards on the A85/E604 towards Vierzon. We used these toll roads as we wanted to reach the south of France as quickly as possible. Unfortunately near Tours I developed a migraine and we decided to stop earlier than we had originally planned. Rather than continue our southward journey and join the A20/E09 at Vierzon we at the junction with the A71 we diverted a few miles northwards to stop at Camping de Sologne, Salbris. We had travelled 262 miles.
We arrived at Camping de Sologne in the mid-afternoon of Friday 25 July.
Camping de Sologne, Salbris was recommended to us as a pleasant night halt near to the A71 autoroute north east of Vierzon. It is, also, close to the A71's junctions with the A85 and A20. We spent 2 pleasant nights at the site as we decided my migraine was probably related to driving fatigue. We were charged a very reasonable £13.60 per night. (2 adults, car, caravan and EHU). The lady warden spoke excellent English and was extremely friendly and helpful.
The site is a long and narrow, fenced-off section of a public park in this small town with the entrance controlled by a barrier. The pitches are arranged along or near the shore of a small lake. As we had arrived early we were able to pitch our 'van almost at the water's edge. There is some shade. The lakeside pitches are quite narrow. We had the added pleasure of being visited by a pair of coypu who lived on the banks of the lake. "Janet and John" were obviously well-used to being fed by campers and were happy to come close to us and take food titbits from our fingers.
The site has a couple of toilet blocks which we didn't really use but they seemed clean and adequate. Near reception there is a bar and restaurant serving a range of meals. A bonus of the site was free wi-fi access near the bar. Once our laptop was logged on to the internet I managed to return to our nearby caravan pitch without losing the signal.
There was a pleasant walk from the site through the park, around the lake and along the riverbank, into the town centre. There was a range of small shops and 2 supermarkets in the town centre which was just a few minutes' drive by car. We took the opportunity to stock up fresh food and cheaper diesel fuel.
The site should be accessed from the autoroute by circling the town on the bypass. When arriving we made the mistake of driving through the Centre Ville – narrow but we survived. The site is a VERY popular night halt and filled up quickly every evening and emptied again the next morning. So for the best pitches it's important to book or arrive early. We had booked by phone enroute on the day of our arrival.
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