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4-minute read
Why favouring wireless resellers undermines competition
Policies aimed at increasing the number of players in the wireless sector.
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5-minute read
Marché commun canadien – Des barrières artificielles à faire tomber
Interprovincial trade barriers.
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4-minute read
Canada has waited long enough for domestic free trade
Interprovincial trade barriers.
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5-minute read
Laissez Bonjour-santé tranquille
From Bonjour-santé to Rendez-vous santé Québec.
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IEDM – Faire tomber les barrières interprovinciales au commerce – Patrick Déry
November 28, 2017 | 13 min. 55 sec. | Sophie sans compromis (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Patrick Déry, Public […]
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4-minute read
Comeau Case – Canadian Opinion Survey
Though few Canadians have heard of New Brunswick man Gérard Comeau’s case, which the Government of New Brunswick has appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, a majority of people have a clear view on who should win.
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4-minute read
The high price of cheaper drugs
The consequences of reducing the maximum prices of new drugs.
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7-minute read
Viewpoint – Access to Medication: Preserving a Fragile Balance
While Health Canada is preparing to completely change the way maximum prices for new drugs are established, it seems that little attention is being paid to the impact of this kind of public policy on the availability of new drugs. Yet similar policies are responsible for quite unenviable situations in certain countries.
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5-minute read
Protéger le patient ou empêcher le traitement?
The consequences of reducing the maximum prices of new drugs.
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12-minute read
Wireless Services: Should Regulation Favour Resellers?
The Canadian government and the CRTC have adopted various policies over the past decade aimed at increasing the number of players in the wireless sector. Although such policies have had several negative consequences, there is today a well-established fourth wireless provider, owning its own infrastructure, in almost all regions of the country. Ottawa now wants to push this interventionist logic even further by favouring resellers (called Mobile Virtual Network Operators, or MVNOs, in telecom jargon). Would such a policy bring more competition to the telecommunications industry and the intended benefits to consumers?