Even the head of Canada’s competition watchdog agrees: the country’s laws on anti-competitive markets and mergers need a major overhaul. But calls for change face stiff opposition from the legal and economic establishment. “It’s high time we pause and ask ourselves whether our competition laws are really working in the best interest of all Canadians,” Boswell said. Despite Bay Street’s preference for the status quo, or something close to it, change to competition law may be coming. He believes the federal government is trying to address the harms of big tech through changes to broadcasting and privacy legislation but he also welcomes a review of competition policy.

Source: thestar December 25, 2021 11:00 UTC