Contractors accused of rigging Manitoba Housing bids after years-long investigation want charges stayed
Documents shed light on investigation into 5 men charged following Competition Bureau probe. Keldon Bester, the executive director of the research and advocacy group Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, said when the Competition Bureau is investigating possible bid-rigging, it will often look for bids that don’t make sense.
Another merger, another drop in competition
It is both a surprise and not a surprise that federal Minister of Transport Anita Anand on Monday approved the takeover of one giant agribusiness company by another, a move that will inevitably lessen competition in a key Canadian agricultural sector.```1
‘Potato cartels’ and competition in Canada; Manitoba tries to recruit U.S. doctors worried about Trump; and scientists warn of ‘mirror life’
Keldon Bester and Vass Bednar discuss groceries to air travel to phone providers, many services in Canada are controlled by just a handful of companies. They look at why that lack of competition has been able to take hold, and what can be done to get a better deal for consumers.
First Came Bread. Are They Fixing the Price of Meat and Potatoes Too?
The price of food keeps rising. And for the last few years, we’ve had a national debate about whether or not that’s the fault of the mega grocery chains. But the CEOs of Loblaws, Metro and Sobeys claim that it’s not their fault. We should be looking further up the food chain for the real culprits.
Calling a ride in Toronto is an overpriced mess. Here’s how to fix it
December 6, 2024 - Toronto’s ride-hailing industry is a mess right now. The signs of strain are plastered over social media.
Canada’s big media goes after OpenAI, while Ottawa targets Google
On Friday, five of Canada’s major news media organizations, Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press and CBC, filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT creator OpenAI, accusing the generative AI company of copyright infringement.