Loblaws and Walmart’s ‘brick wall’ on grocery code of conduct spurred cross-party unity at Agriculture Committee, says chair
On Feb. 16, members of the House of Commons Agriculture Committee, including Liberal MP Kody Blois, left, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, and Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, sent an open letter to the CEOs of Walmart and Loblaws calling on those companies to adopt a grocery code of conduct.
Lululemon marketing complaint could be a test of Canada's greenwashing laws, expert says
While complaints about deceptive marketing are generally quicker to resolve, these cases can sometimes take years to move through the system, said Keldon Bester, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project and a former special advisor at the Competition Bureau from 2019-2021.
Bureau investigates restrictive real estate covenants for grocery stores
Keldon Bester, executive director of the Canadian Antimonopoly Project, welcomed the announcement of an investigation by the Bureau.
“I’m glad to see the office moving quickly,” he said.
The FTC isn’t too happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs
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Microsoft reneged on promises it made in court during its Federal Trade Commission antitrust trial in 2023 by laying off 1,900 employees in late January, according to the FTC. FTC lawyer Imad Abyad filed a letter with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday, effectively telling on Microsoft. “This newly-revealed information contradicts Microsoft’s representations in this proceeding,” the FTC lawyer wrote.