Monopolies generally drive prices up by restricting competition.
benefits of privatization
August 16, 2022
3:30PM
The private sector typically provides better hours, better selection and more convenience for customers.
May 30, 2022
10:13AM
The province’s debt interest payments are estimated at $956 million this year.
December 4, 2018
2:21PM
All mail letters in Europe are open to competition.
October 4, 2014
6:00AM
Murray Smith, a former Alberta cabinet minister in the Ralph Klein government, the one that privatized government liquor stores and licence registries in 1993, once told me about a side benefit of such divestments (and I paraphrase): fewer distractions, which led to more focused government.