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Sticker Shock: The Causes of the Canada-US Price Differential
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| Citation | . 2014. "Sticker Shock: The Causes of the Canada-US Price Differential." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | Sticker Shock: The Causes of the Canada-US Price Differential – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | Sticker Shock: The Causes of the Canada-US Price Differential |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/sticker-shock-causes-canada-us-price-differential/ |
| Published Date: | May 6, 2014 |
| Accessed Date: | November 15, 2025 |
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Consumers should blame government policy, not retail price gouging for large Canada-US price gaps, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Sticker Shock: The Causes of the Canada-US Price Differential,” author Nicholas Li finds that rising wholesale price gaps over the 2004-2007 period reflect ill-advised Canadian government regulations, such as high tariffs as well as supply management.
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