Letters: Productive Discussion
April 12, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: A new paper from Statistics Canada finds a clear link between competition and labour productivity Meta moves quick to remove ads for attorneys seeking litigants for platform harms cases New York City moves on click to cancel rule to make life easier for subscribers If you enjoy Letters, please considering...
Letters: Hollow Chocolate Bunnies
April 5, 2026 - Indie chocolatiers offer some relief this Easter after years of rising prices and shrinkflation, Canadians are ready for regulation of social media, but the details on how it happens matter, and Musk’s bogus online advertising antitrust lawsuit gets tossed by U.S. judge.
Letters: Streaming Showdown
March 29, 2026 - Canada’s Competition Bureau kicks off its review of the Paramount-Warner Brothers Discovery merger, City of Toronto announces public grocery pilot and takes aim at property controls and algorithmic pricing, and Meta loses in lawsuit targeting their intentional use of addicting techniques to keep people on the platform.
Letters: CAMP is Hiring
March 22, 2026 - CAMP is looking for a Communications and Partnership Lead to join our growing team, survey results show Canadians have a deep distrust of opaque algorithmic pricing, and California senator introduces the new BASED Act, adding to the state-led pushback against Big Tech power.
Letters: To Fee or Not to Fee
March 15, 2026 - CRTC scores a win by banning fees that drive up the cost for consumers to switch providers, CAMP fellow Rachel Wasserman lays out the risk of retail investor access to private markets, and the DOJ and Ticketmaster reach lightning settlement that leaves consumers, artists, and venues in the lurch.
Letters: Early Loss for Google
March 8, 2026 - Competition Bureau scores a big win as Google’s constitutional challenge is dismissed, Ontario’s experience with online betting reminds us that not all competition is good competition, and Ticketmaster has its day in court as the DOJ’s live entertainment antitrust trial kicks off in the U.S.