Prior to the 1986 Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act

Prior to the 1986 amendments to the Canadian Competition Act, cases brought against mergers were almost always unsuccessful. The reason most often cited for this is

A) that mergers previously fell under civil law, rather than criminal law, making them particularly hard to prove.
B) the lack of a director responsible for prosecution.
C) that mergers previously fell under criminal law, rather than civil law, making them particularly hard to prove.
D) that judges were influenced.
E) that merging firms were always successful in destroying the incriminating evidence.