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Opinion: Why Canada's toothless Competition Bureau can't go after Big Tech


In 2019, the Competition Bureau assured Canadians that it was “monitoring” the tech giants for anti-competitive practices. Try refreshing your browser, or Opinion: Why Canada's toothless Competition Bureau can't go after Big Tech Back to video Since 2011, the Competition Bureau has launched five modest investigations into the FAANGs: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google. Canadian, American and European authorities all brought cases against Apple for its agreement with book publishers to fix the price of ebooks. In Canada, the Competition Bureau does not have this power. No doubt the findings of the report have informed recent actions taken by American competition authorities.


Source: National Post March 26, 2021 09:56 UTC



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