Competition Policy Review Panel got it wrong: CEP

OTTAWA – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP), which has long opposed foreign ownership of the telecommunications and broadcasting industries, is saying the Competition Policy Review Panel got it wrong. “The competition panel’s recommendation to increase further foreign ownership of Canada’s key industries demands immediate assurance from the Prime Minister that Canada is not for sale,” said Dave Coles, president of CEP, Canadas largest telecommunications and media union. “Privacy for individuals and security for the nation are both threatened by placing our critical telecommunications infrastructure into foreign hands,” he added. He noted that the foreign investment level...