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“It is a travesty that the major attractions in both Banff and Jasper Parks will be owned and managed by an American company whose primary goal is to maximize profits at the expense of Canadians and locally owned attractions,”
#Canada #Banff #LakeLouise #cdnpoli #NationalParks
https://thehub.ca/2026/03/19/who-controls-banff-inside-the-decade-long-battle-over-rail-gondolas-and-the-americanization-of-canadas-national-parks/

Inside the ‘Americanization’ of Canada’s national parks: The decade-long battle over control of Banff and Jasper

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@dmacphee Interesting

the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, which looked into the tourism markets in Banff and Jasper last year, and concluded that they operate under an “extreme monopoly.”

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“This is a company that makes over half of its revenues in our national parks,” Waterous said. “These guys salute to the Star-Spangled Banner.”

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“They had been increasing prices at close to 10 percent a year—roughly four times the rate of inflation—because of their pricing power,” Waterous said.