Four companies that dominated the Canadian market for frozen ice cream pies had repeatedly got together over 5 years and agreed on the prices they would charge for their products
Finally Alison Reid, the secretary to the president of Ice Treats Inc called the Competition Bureau and said that the companies had been price fixing for 5 years. The Competition Bureau first contacted Ice Treats and it admitted what it had done and gave the Competition Bureau records it had showing their agreements with the other companies. As a result which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Alison is a whistleblower and the Competition Bureau cannot reveal her name
B) Ice Treats can fire Alison for what she has done
C) Ice Treats my receive immunity or leniency from the Competition Bureau
D) executives at the company could face up to 14 years in jail and the companies could be fined up to $25 million
E) a class action could be brought against these four companies
B
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