US EditionJoly says Ottawa will be ‘hawkish’ on competition to restore affordability
Minister Joly vows stronger regulations to increase competition across telecom, grocery, and airlines, aiming to make prices more affordable for Canadians, officials said.
- Industry Minister Mélanie Joly opened the Competition Bureau's annual summit in Ottawa and declared Ottawa will be `hawkish` on competition to help ease living costs.
- The Competition Bureau, armed with new powers from the previous Liberal government, launched a market study last month on SME financing dominated by Canada's Big Six banks.
- In telecom, Joly cited her decision to uphold a framework allowing large firms to use rivals' networks, with Telus defending it as boosting competition and Bell opposing it.
- The minister promised more choice and lower prices by expanding competition, arguing affordability is top of mind for Canadian consumers and `My message today is clear: Canada is open for business, but we expect companies to compete fairly`, Joly said.
- New enforcement tools position regulators to target concentrated sectors, as the Competition Bureau has examined grocery and airline concentration while pursuing studies to help SMEs grow.
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Joly says Ottawa will be ‘hawkish’ on competition to restore affordability
Ottawa will aggressively push competition between companies in a bid to ease the cost of living, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said on Wednesday as she opened the Competition Bureau’s annual summit in Ottawa.
Joly Says Ottawa Will Be ‘Hawkish’ on Competition to Restore Affordability
Ottawa will aggressively push competition between companies in a bid to ease the cost of living, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said on Wednesday as she opened the Competition Bureau’s annual summit in Ottawa. In her speech, Joly delivered an emphatic endorsement of more market competition in Canada. “Let me be clear. This government will be hawkish on competition,” she said. Joly said affordability is still top of mind for Canadians and argued …
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Joly says Ottawa will be 'hawkish' on competition to restore affordability
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Federal Government To Encourage Competition Between Companies: Joly - Canadian Manufacturing
Ottawa will aggressively push competition between companies in a bid to ease the cost of living, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said on Oct. 1 as she opened the Competition Bureau’s annual summit in Ottawa. In her speech, Joly delivered an emphatic endorsement of more market competition in Canada. “Let me be clear. This government will be hawkish on competition,” she said. Joly said affordability is still top of mind for Canadians and argued exp…
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