Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?


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Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?


You’ve heard it before, the old joke that Canada is three telecom companies in a trench coat. Or airlines. Or grocery stores. You’ve probably heard it here before. That’s because Canada has a monopoly and oligopoly problem – and it has for a long time.


The United States has long faced its own challenges with market concentration — and for or once, Canada might not be too far behind.


To understand the state and future of competition in this country, we ask: Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?


On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Denise Hearn, writer, applied researcher, and c0-author of the upcoming book The Big Fix, which is out this October.