Competition Act reform: modernization cannot ignore sustainability

The single most important challenge facing all levels of society—including business—over the next 30 years is the transformation to a sustainable, net-zero economy in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Competition Act cannot be modernized if it does not reflect this reality.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 8, 2023, in a Hill scrum. Canadian legislation fails to provide sufficient incentives nor guidance for companies to operate in a sustainable manner. It rewards polluters and jeopardizes genuinely sustainable businesses, including small businesses, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LEAH TEMPER, MATT HULSE, TANYA JEMEC, AND ANDRéANNE BRAZEAU

March 13, 2023

Canada’s Competition Act, which regulates competition in the Canadian marketplace, is currently open for

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