The Competition Bureau opposed the merger but was overruled by the Competition Tribunal and the court.
Bednar said it’s “one thing to make a very econometric argument to the tribunal” but those arguments “haven’t been translated well for people in Canada…people still feel confounded by this merger.”Article content
Jeanne Pratt, a senior deputy commissioner at the Competition Bureau, told the committee that divesting Freedom to Videotron wasn’t enough to “sufficiently address the anti-competitive effects of the merger” because Videotron wouldn’t have the “assets needed to compete as effectively as Shaw.”Article content
Like Staffieri, Péladeau said he wouldn’t speculate on how Champagne might decide. He said Champagne “is looking to make sure that Canadians will be able to enjoy lower prices,” and the conditions on prices the minister has set are “completely achievable.”
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