Section 2. Definitions. 20-442. Unfair trade practices prohibited.Anticompetitive practices include activities like price fixing, group boycotts, and exclusionary exclusive dealing contracts or trade association rules. (a) No person shall engage in unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce. Unfair trade practices refer to trading conducted unfairly or unjustly, which may limit free competition in the market. The Antitrust Division enforces federal antitrust and competition laws. These laws prohibit anticompetitive conduct and mergers that deprive American consumers. The activities of some SOEs such as VIA Rail and Canada Post do overlap with private enterprise. Using competition rules to fill in the gaps in trade policy rules so as to rectify the current. Anticompetitive practices, and its effect on overall wealth distribution in the society.