[Verse 1] In Canada there's a watchdog with a mission to defend Competition in the market, but their budget's at an end Their funding's under pressure to police the corporate giants While the firms they're meant to regulate have billions in compliance [Chorus] Budget constraints and threshold lines Bill C-fifty-six and fifty-nine Efficiencies defense is gone, private access now is on Competition's getting strong, the changes have begun [Verse 2] For forty years the law stayed still while mergers rolled on through Companies could buy their rivals if "efficiency" was true They'd claim their deal would cut some costs, reduce the overlap While consumers paid the price for this competitive gap [Chorus] Budget constraints and threshold lines Bill C-fifty-six and fifty-nine Efficiencies defense is gone, private access now is on Competition's getting strong, the changes have begun [Verse 3] Private equity plays the game with purchases so small Each deal stays under radar, no reporting call at all They roll up entire sectors with a hundred tiny buys While the Bureau never knows because it's under their watchful eyes [Bridge] Twenty twenty-three and four brought the biggest change we've seen Competition Tribunal's door now opens to you and me Market studies independent, agreements can't restrain The Bureau's got new power and the playing field's changed [Chorus] Budget constraints and threshold lines Bill C-fifty-six and fifty-nine Efficiencies defense is gone, private access now is on Competition's getting strong, the changes have begun [Outro] From underfunded watchdog to a system with more bite Canada's competition future's looking much more bright Remember these changes when you see the market shift Limited resources, but reforms are quite a gift
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