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Still no answers on yearslong bread price-fixing scandal: law professor

It’s been more than five years since Canada’s Competition Bureau began its investigation into an alleged bread price-fixing scheme involving major grocery chains and bakeries countrywide.

But since then, no charges have been laid and the Bureau hasn’t released conclusions of its probe.

The vice-dean of research in Civil Law at the University of Ottawa says it raises questions about the watchdog’s ability to safeguard consumers or compel companies.

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