Defining the Public Interest in Regulatory Decisions: The Case for Economic Efficiency

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Page Title:Defining the Public Interest in Regulatory Decisions: The Case for Economic Efficiency – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Defining the Public Interest in Regulatory Decisions: The Case for Economic Efficiency
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/defining-public-interest-regulatory-decisions-case-economic-efficiency/
Published Date:May 9, 2017
Accessed Date:February 14, 2025

Canada’s public utility regulators, in sectors ranging from energy to telecommunications, are facing a crisis of legitimacy because they promise more than they can deliver and do not deliver what they should, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Defining the Public Interest in Regulatory Decisions: The Case for Economic Efficiency, author Jeffrey Church argues it is time that governments across Canada refocus regulators.

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