Europe is tackling the cloud oligarchy. Why isn't Canada?
Financial Post
Curtis McCord, Policy Analyst at the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, and digital-government expert David Eaves argue that Canada must confront the cloud oligopoly by curbing lock-in, requiring interoperability, and using public procurement to create a more competitive market. They warn that sovereign cloud investments will deliver little public value unless Canadian and foreign providers can be switched between cheaply and easily.
If Carney wants to drive investment in Canada, competition is the way
Corporate Knights
Keldon Bester, Executive Director of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, argues that Canada’s productivity slump will not be solved by tax incentives alone. Driving real investment will require stronger competition for markets and workers, including opening concentrated sectors, breaking down incumbent barriers, and creating the wage pressure that pushes firms to invest in productivity.
CAMP statement on Empire's property control commitments
July 21 2026 [Ottawa, ON] – The Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP) welcomes Empire Company Limited’s decision to stop using or enforcing several property controls that can restrict grocery competition, while calling for continued oversight and broader action across the sector.
Empire, the parent company of Sobeys, says it will no longer register or enforce restrictive covenants on properties, will stop using radius clauses, and will end certain exclusivity clauses that restrict specialty food retailers. The company has also committed to limiting the geography, product scope and duration of exclusivity provisions in future grocery leases.
“This is a welcome development. Property controls have restricted grocery competition in communities across the country at a time when Canadians need more choice and competition, not less,” said Keldon Bester, Executive Director of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project.
“Scrutiny is paying off, but voluntary commitments need accountability. For these changes to be effective, Empire should commit to transparent reporting and full cooperation with Competition Bureau oversight so Canadians can see whether Empire is walking the walk and opening up more opportunities for competitors to enter local grocery markets.”
The move follows increased scrutiny from regulators and governments. The Competition Bureau broadened its investigation into Empire’s use of property controls last month through a Federal Court order, after identifying property controls as a potential barrier to grocery competition in its earlier market study. Earlier this year, the Manitoba government moved to ban property controls and restrictive covenants in the grocery market.
“Property controls are not limited to one company or one province,” Bester said. “A broader response from provincial governments is still needed. Provinces should ensure controls like these cannot be used to unnecessarily prevent new competitors in grocery and other markets from entering communities. Canadians should not have to rely on voluntary commitments from individual grocers to get the benefits of greater competition.”
Canada Already Has the Tools to Stop Surveillance Pricing
The Walrus
Emily Osborne, Fellow at the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, argues that Canada already has the legal tools to prohibit surveillance pricing, but lacks the political will to apply them across the economy.
StubHub World Cup ticket cancellations prompt calls for investigations, legal action
CBC
Keldon Bester, Executive Director of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, joins calls for the Competition Bureau to investigate StubHub’s World Cup ticket cancellations and its marketing of supposedly guaranteed tickets.
Economic extraction is the path of least resistance. And that’s not good for Canada
Toronto Star
Rachel Wasserman, Fellow at the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, examines how debt-fuelled private equity ownership is weakening Canadian businesses, reducing investment and leaving workers, consumers and communities exposed.