{"id":229225,"date":"2022-02-23T11:35:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T01:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:05:07","slug":"modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Modernizing Canada&#8217;s Competition Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1220747710%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-XneRIEYc6nl&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Policy Options Podcast\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/irpp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Policy Options Podcast<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Modernizing Canada's Competition Act\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/irpp\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act\/s-XneRIEYc6nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modernizing Canada&#8217;s Competition Act<\/a><\/div>\n<p>In the last few decades, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/eas-aes.nsf\/eng\/h_ra02276.html#\">Canada\u2019s economy has changed<\/a>. We have seen a massive shift in how online enterprises conduct business and how Canadians purchase goods, and these changes have altered the way business is done in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>While this is no surprise to many, some may not know that one of the most important laws governing these businesses \u2013 the <em>Competition Act<\/em> \u2500 has not been updated since 2008, the same year that Apple\u2019s app store was launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/magazines\/february-2022\/competition-policy-corporate-interests\/\"><strong>Competition policy in Canada is guided by narrow interests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/magazines\/february-2022\/we-need-to-talk-about-canadas-painful-lack-of-competition\/\"><strong>We need to talk about Canada\u2019s painful lack of competition<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our competition legislation has fallen behind business trends, and it needs to be brought into the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.competitionbureau.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/cb-bc.nsf\/eng\/04621.html#sec09\">2022 report from the Competition Bureau<\/a> states that \u201cCanada faces real challenges to its competition policy framework,\u201d and that the Bureau experiences \u201cfriction\u201d in applying the Act on a day-to-day basis. \u00a0The Bureau recommended a \u201ccomprehensive review.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the Act is an extremely important piece of legislation, and when we do reopen it, we need to make sure it is revised correctly. So, how can it be effectively modernized?<\/p>\n<p>Vass Bednar and Robin Shaban both wrote articles for the <a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/magazines\/february-2022\/canadas-competition-law-is-overdue-for-an-overhaul\/\"><em>Policy Options<\/em> series on modernizing the <em>Competition Act<\/em><\/a>, and they join the podcast to answer these questions.<\/p>\n<p>Vass Bednar is the executive director of Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program and an adjunct professor of political science at <a href=\"https:\/\/socialsciences.mcmaster.ca\/people\/bednar-vass\">McMaster University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Robin Shaban is a co-founder and senior economist at <a href=\"https:\/\/vivicresearch.ca\/\">Vivic Research<\/a>, a winner of the 2021 <em>Globe and Mail<\/em> Report on Business Changemakers award, and was an officer at the Competition Bureau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policy Options Podcast \u00b7 Modernizing Canada&#8217;s Competition Act In the last few decades, Canada\u2019s economy has changed. We have seen a massive shift in how online enterprises conduct business and how Canadians purchase goods, and these changes have altered the way business is done in Canada. While this is no surprise to many, some may [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":229219,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false},"categories":[9368],"tags":[],"irpp-category":[],"section":[],"irpp-tag":[],"class_list":["post-229225","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts-fr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Modernizing Canada&#039;s Competition Act - Policy Options<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Modernizing Canada&#039;s Competition Act - Policy Options\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Policy Options Podcast \u00b7 Modernizing Canada&#8217;s Competition Act In the last few decades, Canada\u2019s economy has changed. We have seen a massive shift in how online enterprises conduct business and how Canadians purchase goods, and these changes have altered the way business is done in Canada. While this is no surprise to many, some may [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Policy Options\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IRPP.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-26T05:05:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wordpress-Image-Modernizing-Canadas-Competition-Act.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@irpp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/podcast\\\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/podcast\\\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Modernizing Canada's Competition Act - Policy Options\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/podcast\\\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/podcast\\\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Wordpress-Image-Modernizing-Canadas-Competition-Act.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-23T16:35:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-26T05:05:07+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/podcast\\\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/podcast\\\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/podcast\\\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Wordpress-Image-Modernizing-Canadas-Competition-Act.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Wordpress-Image-Modernizing-Canadas-Competition-Act.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/podcast\\\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Modernizing Canada&#8217;s Competition Act\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/\",\"name\":\"Policy Options\",\"description\":\"Institute for Research on Public Policy\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/policyoptions.irpp.org\\\/fr\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Modernizing Canada's Competition Act - Policy Options","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Modernizing Canada's Competition Act - Policy Options","og_description":"Policy Options Podcast \u00b7 Modernizing Canada&#8217;s Competition Act In the last few decades, Canada\u2019s economy has changed. We have seen a massive shift in how online enterprises conduct business and how Canadians purchase goods, and these changes have altered the way business is done in Canada. While this is no surprise to many, some may [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/","og_site_name":"Policy Options","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IRPP.org","article_modified_time":"2025-08-26T05:05:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wordpress-Image-Modernizing-Canadas-Competition-Act.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@irpp","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/","url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/","name":"Modernizing Canada's Competition Act - Policy Options","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wordpress-Image-Modernizing-Canadas-Competition-Act.jpg","datePublished":"2022-02-23T16:35:54+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-26T05:05:07+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wordpress-Image-Modernizing-Canadas-Competition-Act.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wordpress-Image-Modernizing-Canadas-Competition-Act.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/modernizing-canadas-competition-act-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Modernizing Canada&#8217;s Competition Act"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/","name":"Policy Options","description":"Institute for Research on Public Policy","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/229225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229225"},{"taxonomy":"irpp-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/irpp-category?post=229225"},{"taxonomy":"section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section?post=229225"},{"taxonomy":"irpp-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/irpp-tag?post=229225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}