<description>&lt;p&gt;Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The United States has long faced its own challenges with market concentration — and for or once, Canada might not be too far behind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To understand the state and future of competition in this country, we ask: Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Open to Debate with David Moscrop

Canada 2020

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

JUL 23, 202444 MIN
Open to Debate with David Moscrop

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

JUL 23, 202444 MIN

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<p>Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>The United States has long faced its own challenges with market concentration — and for or once, Canada might not be too far behind.</p><p></p><p>To understand the state and future of competition in this country, we ask: Is Canada ready to get serious about tackling monopolies and oligopolies?</p><p></p><p>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.</p>