Letters: Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to Do
July 28, 2024 - The Balanced Economy Project shows how corporate break ups can help restore competition, grocery giant Loblaw settles bread price fixing class actions but Competition Bureau investigation continues, and the Competition Bureau investigates potential algorithmic collusion in Canadian retail gas markets.
Letters: The Waiting Game
July 21, 2024 - European Commission delays Bunge-Viterra merger decision as Canada stays mum on potential harms, Crowdstrike-Microsoft glitch brings airlines, hospitals and banks around the world to a standstill, and Vance VP selection breaks with Republican economic orthodoxy and spooks consolidated corporate power.
Letters: When Monopolies Fail
July 14, 2024 - Data breaches across industries show the hidden cost of centralization in our economies, Saskatchewan’s missed opportunity to capture the value of its natural wealth, and U.S. DOJ prepares price fixing case against rental software company RealPage.
Letters: Competition Trumps Polarization
July 7, 2024 - Globe and Mail editorial board highlights unanimous support for stronger competition law, U.S. lab testing monopolist Quest Diagnostics moves to acquire Canadian LifeLabs, and Canadian discount mobile prices rise amid claims of vigorous competition.
Letters: Protecting Competition in AI
June 30, 2024 - CAMP calls on the Competition Bureau to protect competition in the markets for AI, U.S. grocery giant abandons property controls after antitrust scrutiny, and the Anti-monopoly coalition calls for defending competition in digital advertising markets.
Letters: Canada Gets Real on Competition
June 23, 2024 - Canada embarks on bold competition reform, Commissioner Boswell links competition and productivity, and the FTC and DOJ crack down on deceptive Adobe.