Competition

The silhouette of the refinery at sunset with a small boat crossing the orange-glowing waters of the inlet in the background.

Build, baby, build. Or sell, baby, sell? Canada should reject Sunoco’s takeover of Parkland

Two men walk in a vast parking lot of bulldozers, excavators, dump trucks and front-end loaders among many other pieces of equipment.

Bulldozer or bystander? Canada’s stakes in the new global economy 

A big fish follows a smaller fish, which follows an even smaller fish.

The Competition Act favoured concentration from the start

Mark Carney est assis à table avec les premiers ministres canadiens. On voit le premier ministre de l'Ontario Doug Ford sur sa gauche.

Barriers to interprovincial trade are falling. What comes next might be even more important

Les premiers ministres marchent dans un couloir. Wab Kinew et Mark Carney semblent amusés par quelque chose.

One Canadian economy needs one competition policy

How to create a health-care superpower

The struggle for affordable internet in remote Canada

Several dozen one- and two-storey buildings are clustered near a body of water with mountains in the near distance. Dark rocks sit in the foreground. There are no trees.

Canada must stop using Nunavut’s fisheries to solve crises in Atlantic Canada

Sur fond de ciel bleu couvert de nuages, une tour de métal se dresse.

Encouraging innovation and competition through smart regulation

Une femme âgée pousse un chariot dans une allée tandis qu’un homme âgé examine une boîte de conserve dans sa main.

When Canadian regulations favour corporate concentration

Hogan is seated at a long wood table with a paper nameplate and a slender silver microphone in front of her. She is looking at papers, and is holding on to two single sheets as she looks at the pile.

Do away with the maze of government procurement

Une femme debout à un bureau tient une tablette à la main. Sur le bureau en face d'elle se trouvent un ordinateur portable et des papiers avec des graphiques. Sur un bureau en bois, à sa gauche, se trouve un écran d'ordinateur rempli d'images. La photo est recouverte d'une série de symboles blancs représentant le courrier électronique, les achats en ligne, l'argent, les graphiques, le wi-fi, les appareils, les engrenages et le globe terrestre.

A $4-billion idea gone wrong: the Canada Digital Adoption Program

A clearer right-to-repair picture emerges in Canada, but uncertainties remain

A blue electric vehicle with a black cable attached to it.

Shaping the future of Canadian industry with zero-emission vehicles

A man in a black jacket looks at a row of watches. On the wall above are two shelves of smart phones.

Can openness stop digital platforms from exploiting users?

A low-rise condo project of about four storeys is partially built, with exposed concrete and lime-green membranes covering most of the surfaces. The spaces for window have no glass yet. Two men work on the roof and top floor.

Why bricks and mortar alone won’t solve the housing crisis

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