Exam 3: Government Regulation of Business

Briefly discuss both public and private options for the enforcement of environmental standards.

Paul is a licensed plumber who provides residential plumbing service.He advertises in the yellow pages and in the classified section of the local newspaper.It is claimed that his advertising is deceptive.Is he subject to the provisions of the federal Competition Act? Explain.

The term or phrase used to describe an area in which both the federal and provincial governments have jurisdiction is

Since most major polluters are corporations,which cannot be sent to prison,the statutes cannot impose personal liability on corporate directors and officers.

Regarding government regulations,a distinction is sometimes made between direct regulation and social regulation.Which of the following would be a social regulation?

Bill and Ted are engaged in the business of selling bottled water.Bill's company operates in northern Ontario.Ted's company operates in southwestern Ontario.They are the main suppliers of bottled water in their respective areas.Ted decides to open a new office in northern Ontario in order to compete directly with Bill.Prior to the office opening,Bill and Ted bump into each other at a convention.They have a short discussion about business over dinner and agree orally that neither one of them will ever try and move into the other's existing territory.They shake hands and leave.The nature of the agreement entered into by Bill and Ted

The fact that prices among competitors in a particular industry tend to go up or down at the same time and by approximately the same amount does not necessarily mean that there is a conspiracy.

Carla owns Nifftee Dry Cleaners.If she is guilty of misleading advertising,who is the most likely to report her?

A law that prohibits any form of association between two or more businesses is probably

On what basis can a merger be approved even though it has been shown that it will substantially lessen competition?

Even if it is determined that a proposed merger will substantially and detrimentally lessen competition,it may still be justified on the grounds of

Explain the dilemma created by the constitution when it comes to the enactment of federal and provincial legislation designed to regulate commercial transactions and thus protect consumers,as well as its effect.

Parallel pricing is an example of monopolizing.

The Canadian federal government organized its consumer protection legislation,culminating in 2011 with the implementation of the Canada Consumer Products Safety Act (CCPSA).What is the CCPSA,and what activities does it focus on?

To enforce environmental protection laws is no small or easy matter.The enforcement usually involves

Edward is an arbitrator appointed under the Arbitration Act.Procedure under the Act is set out in another statute,which makes it mandatory that arbitration briefs be filed by each party to the arbitration.In an arbitration hearing held yesterday,only one party was permitted to file an arbitration brief,but Edward decided that the other brief was unnecessary and rendered his decision.On a judicial review hearing of Edward's decision

Why is there a need to make many consumer-protection offences dual offences?

In the case of an abnormal environmental report,the person who owns or controls the substance or activity has a duty to report and take remedial action.

Administrative bodies created by statute must provide a basic level of procedural fairness to those persons likely to be affected by any decision.At a minimum,procedural fairness includes all of the following EXCEPT

A dual offence is an offence under the Competition Act that may be either