Hoodwinked by Big Paderno

Canada is full of corporations consolidating market power, from grocery stores to internet providers to movie theatres. And people are starting to notice. 

Sometimes it’s obvious, and sometimes less so. Paul was surprised, for instance, to find luxury cookware brand Paderno at Canadian Tire – until he realized it’s one of many brands that Canadian Tire owns. 

In their book The Big Fix, Vass Bednar and Denise Hearn talk about how markets in Canada became increasingly dominated by a handful of huge companies, why it harms us, and what to do about it. 

Season 3 of The Paul Wells Show is sponsored by McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy.