Justin Trudeau says competition watchdog would look at proposed merger of Toronto Star and Postmedia

The prime minister believes there are big questions that engage the public interest at stake.

any proposed merger of the Toronto Star and Postmedia

However Trudeau, speaking at a child-care infrastructure announcement in the GTA, made clear on Wednesday he believes there are big questions of public interest at stake.“I know that there is a proposal that has been carefully looked at and analyzed and the Competition Bureau and others are going to be taking looks at it because this is a significant step.”

In a separate note to its employees which broke the talks of a merger, Postmedia said it was announcing the talks were in progress, and going public “in light of unusual trading activity.”

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