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== Solving the problem== | == Solving the problem== | ||
Arguably, the ''Competition Act'' has less direct relevance to most consumer complaints than provincial law (including the common law and BC statute law). The ''Competition Act'' focuses on advertising, while provincial law encompasses a broader range of contractual representations. Prohibitions against double ticketing and bait and switch selling, for example, focus on relatively narrow areas of consumer protection. | Arguably, the [http://canlii.ca/t/7vdv ''Competition Act''] has less direct relevance to most consumer complaints than provincial law (including the common law and BC statute law). The ''Competition Act'' focuses on advertising, while provincial law encompasses a broader range of contractual representations. Prohibitions against double ticketing and bait and switch selling, for example, focus on relatively narrow areas of consumer protection. | ||
The administration of the ''Competition Act'' has been less concerned with resolving individual consumer complaints, and more concerned with prosecuting breaches of the Act and generally ensuring compliance with it. Finally, breaches of the Act often have a relatively minor impact on individual consumers, so that seeking compensation under the Act is not practical. | The administration of the ''Competition Act'' has been less concerned with resolving individual consumer complaints, and more concerned with prosecuting breaches of the Act and generally ensuring compliance with it. Finally, breaches of the Act often have a relatively minor impact on individual consumers, so that seeking compensation under the Act is not practical. | ||
