Ms. Vass Bednar at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On April 15th, 2021. See this statement in context.

April 15th, 2021 / 12:45 p.m.

Executive Director, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program, McMaster University, As an Individual

You know, my understanding historically is that the policy function of the Competition Bureau was minimized in about 2011. I can follow up on this.

Yes, in terms of their intellectual independence, it's very difficult. I believe there was concern expressed that having the governance institution responsible for enforcement could create internal conflicts if they were also drafting the policy. Again, it's one of the reasons our bureau has fewer teeth than others.

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