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Canada's Commissioner of Competition has publicly stated that the Competition Bureau will continue to intensify its focus on the construction industry...

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Canada's Commissioner of Competition has publicly stated that the Competition Bureau will continue to intensify its focus on the construction industry, on the basis that the industry is "particularly susceptible to cartel activity." The Bureau's focus is on the prevention and prosecution of both bid-rigging and price-fixing...

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