'An anti-competitive process': Critics decry feds' move to limit printer seller numbers

The number of approved suppliers who sell printers to the federal government is being reduced from 12 to three, according to several people familiar with the initiative who argue the move is “bad business” for taxpayers and limits competition.
Shared Services Canada is aiming to cut back the number of companies that are able to sell printers, photocopiers and printing services to the federal government in a bid to increase order size and lower prices.
However, opponents of the plan s