Posted AT 8:34 PM EST on 26/06/08
Ottawa urged to unshackle business
PAUL WALDIE AND HEATHER SCOFFIELD
From Friday's Globe and Mail
OTTAWA The bank-merger ban should be dropped and foreign companies should be able to buy bigger stakes in airlines and telecommunications companies, according to a sweeping report that is expected to form a key part of the government's agenda in the fall.
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