Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies? A conversation with Denise Hearn

Open to Debate with David Moscrop

Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?

You’ve heard it before, the old joke that Canada is three telecom companies in a trench coat. Or airlines. Or grocery stores. You’ve probably heard it here before. That’s because Canada has a monopoly and oligopoly problem – and it has for a long time.

The United States has long faced its own challenges with market concentration — and for or once, Canada might not be too far behind.

To understand the state and future of competition in this country, we ask: Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?

On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Denise Hearn, writer, applied researcher, and c0-author of the upcoming book The Big Fix, which is out this October.