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"For 150 years, Canadian politicians have been talking out of both sides of their mouths. They claim they want to promote competition. And then they pass laws that do the opposite."

"If Vidéotron becomes the proud new owner of Shaw’s wireless business, the Quebec company will actually be in an “unprecedented relationship of dependence” on Rogers, according to lawyers for the Competition Bureau."

"They’re the most hated companies in the country. And yet, they’re unavoidable. 

The telecom oligopoly seems to rule Canada’s economy with an iron fist. Canadians are paying more and more for our cell phones, cable and internet." 

"Ottawa has formally launched a long-promised consultation on updating Canada’s competition laws, a review that comes against the backdrop of high-profile files including a trial over the Rogers-Shaw merger and a study about high grocery prices."

"One of the biggest corporate mergers in Canada’s history is about to face its hardest test, as antitrust lawyers square off in court to decide the fate of a deal between two billionaire cable families."