Joly Says Ottawa Will Be ‘Hawkish’ on Competition to Restore Affordability

Joly Says Ottawa Will Be ‘Hawkish’ on Competition to Restore Affordability
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks at the Competition Summit in Ottawa on Oct. 1, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa will aggressively push competition between companies in a bid to ease the cost of living, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said on Wednesday as she opened the Competition Bureau’s annual summit in Ottawa.

In her speech, Joly delivered an emphatic endorsement of more market competition in Canada.