Letters from CAMP

September 21, 2025 - Ticketmaster faces renewed U.S. scrutiny while it squeezes the life out of Toronto’s entertainment scene, refunds from the Loblaw’s bread price fixing class action lawsuit are now available to Canadians, and AI chatbots under scrutiny in the U.S. for their cavalier treatment of youth mental health.

September 14, 2025 - Anglo American’s proposed takeover of Teck Resources provides an early test for the Carney government’s commitment to Canadian ownership, Canada’s Competition Bureau launches market study of small business lending amid banking consolidation, and new data throws more cold water on the idea that generative AI is dislodging online search monopolies.

September 7, 2025 - The critical U.S. case against Google’s monopoly in online search fails at the finish line, CAMP joins Canadian civil society in calling for a strong defense of our digital sovereignty, and Open Markets’ Sandeep Vaheesan shows us how lawbreakers benefit when we allow unfair competition.

August 31, 2025 - CAMP urges federal government to include role for smaller, innovative builders in Build Canada Homes, a new study shows the billions generated by advertising in Canada and how to keep it out of Big Tech’s hands, and Trump continues his threats to erode our sovereignty as a favour to Big Tech.

August 24, 2025 - Canada’s flight attendant strike saga shows the power of monopsony in labour markets, a U.S. judge requires Amazon to disclose its web of self-interested research funding, and Meta is once again caught misleading advertisers and fudging the numbers on its platform.

August 17, 2025 - Amid a government-wide spending review, Canadians can’t afford cuts to the Competition Bureau,
Big Cloud’s dangerous drive to own the future of global technology development, and reporting uncovers Meta’s reckless approach to AI chatbot interactions with children.