Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The problem of determining whether the price charged to a product is an appropriate price is a very difficult one to determine. We do have, in the Northwest Territories, the Consumer Protection Act, but it basically protects the consumers against vendors, direct sellers and collection agents. When you are talking about whether the product being sold is at the right price, that is, there is a concern about it being too high, for example, the most we can do is to help the consumer by taking his complaint and then taking it to the federal Department of Consumer Affairs who have the legislative mandate to look into any price fixing scheme, if that, by chance, is going on. So the most that we can do is help that individual by directing or taking their complaint directly to Canada on their behalf. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Quirke on Committee Motion 20-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 31, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 15th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 20-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 31, Carried
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