Tell our government why monopolies grind YOUR gears!

Monopolies HURT us. They hold ordinary people hostage with their wildly high prices, exploit our lack of choice, and use their massive pull to undermine democracy. But right now, we have a once-in-decades chance to change that — for good. Will you tell the government in your own words why YOU want to end the reign of Big Telecom, Big Tech, and Big Grocery?

What’s happening?

After 37 long years, our government is finally considering making significant reforms to the Competition Act. Fixing our Competition Act, AKA Canada’s broken laws that set the rules for companies who compete in our markets, is our BEST chance to finally end the dominance of Rogers, Bell, Ticketmaster, Loblaws, RBC, and many more monopoly powers in Canada. A government consultation seeking YOUR input has opened up — but it's an opportunity we might not see again for decades.1

So what?

Our current Competition Act has turned Canada into a free-for-all for monopolies.

Under this flimsy legislation, Canada has NEVER successfully blocked two giant companies from merging.2 Weaknesses and loopholes in the Act let mergers and buyouts move forward in spite of hurting competition and affordability, and severely limit the powers of the Competition Bureau to take any meaningful action to hold monopolies accountable for abusing their dominance in the market.3

Rather than helping us fight monopolies, our Competition Act is helping giants like Big Telecom take advantage of us and making Canada’s markets some of the least competitive in the world.4

And it couldn't be happening at a worse time for people in Canada. From sky-high cell phone and Internet prices, to unaffordable housing, to disturbingly high price tags at the grocery store, it feels like our economy is failing us. There’s no one-size-fits-all fix, but a lot of these issues come down to our lack of competition. 

What can I do?

Tell the government in your own words why YOU want to end the reign of Big Telecom, Big Tech, and Big Grocery. OpenMedia will submit your comments — alongside the community’s endorsing signatures to the Anti-Monopoly Charter — to the government’s open consultation on reforming Canada's Competition Act before the March 31, 2023 deadline.

We might not get another opportunity like this to transform competition in Canada for another half-century, so we MUST make it count.

And if you haven’t already, click here to endorse the Anti-Monopoly Charter to demand a fairer Canada — WITHOUT Big Telecom, Big Tech, and Big Grocery.

Sources

  1. Consultation on the future of competition policy in Canada - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  2. Canada's competition agency maintains its opposition to Rogers-Shaw deal - Reuters
  3. Report Reveals the Extent of Canada’s Competition Problem - CIGI
  4. Seizing the Moment to Build a More Competitive Canada - Competition Bureau Canada

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