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b'The proposed Rogers \\u2013 Shaw merger has placed Canada\\u2019s competition law and policy back into the spotlight as consumers frustrated by high wireless prices and a market that many believe already suffers from insufficient competition face the prospect of even less competition should the deal be approved. Last week, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology agreed, issuing a recommendation that \\u201cthe Committee believes the merger should not proceed\\u201d and identifying the need for conditions in the event that it does.\\nVass Bednar, Ana Qarri, and Robin Shaban recently conducted an extensive study for the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry on competition in data driven markets in Canada. Vass, the Executive Director of McMaster University\\u2019s Master of Public Policy (MPP) in Digital Society Program, Ana, a recent graduate of McGill University Faculty of Law, and Robin, co-founder and senior economist at Vivic Research, join me on this week\\u2019s Law Bytes podcast to discuss their study, the intersection between competition and digital and telecom policy, and their proposed reforms to reshape Canadian competition law.\\nThe podcast can be downloaded here, accessed on YouTube, and is embedded below. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify or the RSS feed. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.\\n\\nShow Notes:\\n\\nBednar, Qarri and Shaban, Study of Competition Issues in Data-Driven Markets in Canada\\nCredits:\\nGlobal News, What a $26 B deal between telecom giants means for 5G in Canada'