Getting to Pearson

[ijmorlan]

I appreciate the explanations, but... why?  Why is this regulated?

Why can't I just start a company tomorrow called "Mallard Bussways" and have an hourly route to and from Perason?

I guess what I'm getting at is what harm is this doing to anyone that there should be a law expressly prohibiting it?  Who is being harmed, and how?

Incumbent operators.

Next, let’s talk about agricultural supply management, taxi cab license quotas, the strategic maple syrup reserve, and zoning bylaws which specifically mention “picture framing” businesses as distinct from many other category of storefront businesses. Not to mention the insanity of selling electricity below cost, then running ad campaigns to convince people to use less power.

The fundamental problem, in my view, is that too many people see a problem and assume that it must be solved by government. My preference would be for government to provide a relatively small number of services to the benefit of the public that, if provided by private operators, would tend to be run more to the benefit of the operators. In addition, there should be regulation to ensure fair markets (not necessarily free markets in every case).

Unfortunately, I don’t trust the conservative end of the political spectrum, which tends to be the one to promote deregulation. I expect them to remove the regulations that promote public safety, and leave in place the many regulations that are simply pointless or just protect existing businesses from competition.