Canadians Deserve Laws That Better Protect Competition
Last Tuesday, two days before parties in the Rogers-Shaw merger entered a second round of mediation to attempt to address competition concerns, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne laid out the conditions […]
Minister Champagne’s position on Rogers-Shaw is a product of Canada’s weak merger laws
Read the publication by Keldon Bester here.
Merger Policy for a Dynamic and Digital Canadian Economy
As an element of competition and antitrust law frameworks, merger policy plays an important role in preventing acquisitions that would otherwise allow incumbent firms to extinguish competitive threats and entrench […]
Joint Statement on the Competition Act Review Consultation
On February 7, 2022, the federal government announced plans to review the Competition Act – Canada’s key legislation for addressing monopoly power. As part of our mandate to support individuals […]
Rogers outage demonstrates Canada’s misplaced focus on efficiency in its competition law
CAMP statement in response to Rogers’ outage: “Today’s nationwide outage of the Rogers network showcases the far-reaching effects of Canada’s oligopoly telecommunication markets, and the consequences of our misguided focus […]
Competition Policy Series: What Steps Must Canada Take to Address the Challenges from Digital Technologies?
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) held its third virtual event in the Competition Policy Series, “What Steps Must Canada Take to Address the Challenges from Digital Technologies?”, on […]
Competition Policy Series: The Competition Act and Canada’s Digital Future
Digital technologies are reshaping markets in many profound ways, and these changes are creating new challenges for competition authorities. As Canada looks ahead to a consultation on the modernization of […]
Canada’s Budget 2022 Offers Competition Reforms, but the Real Fight Lies Ahead
Tucked in the middle of the Government of Canada’s 500-page Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 — Bill C-19, tabled in Parliament in April — are the first material amendments […]
On Rogers-Shaw, Canada’s Competition Watchdog Should Heed Parliament’s Advice
Momentum is building for Rogers to offer the sale of Shaw’s Freedom Mobile business as a solution to Competition Bureau concerns about the proposed $26 billion merger of the two […]
Report Reveals the Extent of Canada’s Competition Problem
Earlier this month, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne announced his intention to review Canada’s Competition Act, beginning with potential near-term changes to address wage fixing, deceptive pricing […]
