Two companies (WSI and CA) dominated the commercial waste collection service industry on Vancouver Island. Their customers
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Two companies (WSI and CA) dominated the commercial waste collection service industry on Vancouver Island. Their customers were restaurants, schools, office complexes, and condominium developments. They jointly engaged in certain business practices to preserve their dominant position and discourage other small and medium-sized waste collection companies. These practices included the use of long-term contracts that locked in customers and contained highly restrictive terms such as automatic renewal clauses and significant penalties for early contract termination. One small competitor (UP) was frustrated by its difficulty in finding customers because it provided prices and services that were competitive with the two major players. UP eventually discovered the terms of the contracts used by WSI and CA. UP considered filing a complaint with the Competition Bureau. How would such a complaint be dealt with?
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Canadian Business And The Law
ISBN: 9780176795085
7th Edition
Authors: Philip King Dorothy Duplessis, Shannon O Byrne