regulatory barriers

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Lobbying can lead to monopolies (which can lead to higher prices and/or lower quality)

Roughly 35 per cent of Canada's economy is shielded from competition in some way.


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Eliminating barriers to competition—the overlooked remedy for high cellphone bills

Canada has the second-highest levels of barrier to entry into the telecoms industry of all OECD countries.


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The idea that we are trapped in a “new normal” of slow economic growth has gained currency with many analysts. Proponents list a number of factors allegedly restraining the trend of growth.