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As we enter a new year, it’s important to recall the year that was. With so much information coming and going through various channels, taking a moment to reflect on the major agricultural stories of 2025 can help move us into 2026.

Canada’s competition watchdog wants the federal government to stop an American company’s dominance of the Banff and Jasper sightseeing industries.

Con­cerns over U.S. firm's dom­in­ance. Fed­eral agen­cies should reduce a U.S.-based com­pany's dom­in­ance of sight­see­ing attrac­tions in Banff and Jasper national parks that has driven up prices for vis­it­ors, says a com­pet­i­tion watch­dog.

'It's an extreme level of market concentration that in any other area would be cause for concern,' said the the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project's Keldon Bester.

Canadian grocery prices rose 27 per cent between 2020 and 2025, outpacing the rate of inflation. Four companies control 75 per cent of the Canadian grocery market. Public and non-profit stores could help; however, the whole food system needs fixing, say experts, much like housing; Canadians need and want more options.

CAMP Executive Director Keldon Bester speaks with Shaye Ganam about what Canadians should look for in the next Commissioner of Competition.