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only to ad hoc measures to regulate them."
The report recommends that the bureau should be turned into a stand-alone agency, reporting to Parliament through the Industry Minister
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As it stands now, this country’s competition rules are - how can we put this? - a farce.
Canadian Business magazine
November 26, 2001
When bigger isn’t better
It’s time for Ottawa to rethink
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more popular one.
The Financial Post
December 5, 2001
Business, individuals can launch appeals
COMPETITION BUREAU: Ottawa accepts amendments on private access
Ian Jack
OTTAWA - Businesses and individuals
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of thousands of franchisees whose businesses affect the economy, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
For the first time, the agency recorded and analyzed statistics on franchise businesses in its 2007
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admitted to participating in a scheme to increase packaged bread prices for more than 14 years, saying it will co-operate with a Competition Bureau investigation into the industry.
And Loblaw says
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“Better Business Bureau”
Mandatory membership in associations
National Franchise Council of Canada
Old-fashioned idea that politicians are relevant
Power to publish offenders name
Private right
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Individuals with a very successful career history
Industry “Better Business Bureau”
Industry Canada
Industry in disrepute
Industry likes this regulator
Industry research lacks independent verification
Industry
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Services Minister Gerry Phillips subsequently sent a letter to federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice, responsible for the Competition Bureau, to see what, if anything, Ottawa could do. The Competition
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But the most alarming proposal: A carte blanche authority by the Competition Bureau to examine an industry and interrogate businesses, even in the absence of evidence that would suggest abusive
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in the fast food industry.
Two years later Weissman described his experience in franchising as "a nightmare." He had put more than $120,000 into the business and had not made a dime of profit. Worse
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