Study of Combines Administration Recommends less Input by Cabinet and Attorney General

Abstract

A study by economist Paul K. Gorecki, which was released in April by the Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs calls for delegation by the Attorney General of Canada to the Combines Director of the right to appoint and instruct counsel, for means to induce the Minister of Finance to implement tariff reductions recommended by the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, and for much higher fines in combines cases.