Closing the Back Door Route to Cartels: The Need to Clarify the Regulated Conduct Doctrine

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Citation. 2012. "Closing the Back Door Route to Cartels: The Need to Clarify the Regulated Conduct Doctrine". Council Reports. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute
Page Title:Closing the Back Door Route to Cartels: The Need to Clarify the Regulated Conduct Doctrine – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Closing the Back Door Route to Cartels: The Need to Clarify the Regulated Conduct Doctrine
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/closing-back-door-route-cartels-need-clarify-regulated-conduct-doctrine/
Published Date:November 20, 2012
Accessed Date:March 15, 2025

C.D. Howe Institute Competition Policy Council

The Competition Bureau should actively engage in competition matters in regulated sectors of the economy, where anti-competitive conduct may be protected by government legislation or authority. This is the consensus view of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which held its fourth meeting on November 8, 2012.

Members of the Council held that the Bureau should more clearly delineate the scope of anti-competitive practices that it sees as protected by provincial or federal legislation or delegated authority; and it should be directly engaged in regulatory decisions that potentially impair competition. As well, the Bureau should contribute independent analysis in merger reviews in regulated sectors.

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