Former Bell CEO to spearhead competition policy review

OTTAWA – This could be the beginning of the end for foreign ownership restrictions on Canadian companies. Today, Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry, and Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, announced the creation of a Competition Policy Review Panel which will be chaired by former Bell Canada Enterprises CEO Lynton Wilson. "The global economy has changed significantly in the last decade," said Minister Bernier, in a press release. "Trade agreements have opened national markets, while international investments have reached unprecedented levels. These changes increase our standard of living as firms take advantage of untapped investment opportunities, create more jobs and develop...