Cut fees that hamstring small carriers: Bester
Keldon Bester, executive director at Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss opening up Canadian air travel to competition.
Watchdog recommends foreign ownership of domestic airlines amid low competition
Canada should allow up to 100 per cent foreign ownership of domestic-only airlines in a bid to lower fares and boost flight options, the Competition Bureau says in a new report highlighting the country's "highly concentrated" aviation industry.
How Canada Can Up Its Game Against Monopolies
Antitrust advocate Keldon Bester on new watchdog laws, recharging competition, dismantling Big Tech and more.
Competition Bureau sues food delivery company DoorDash, alleging misleading price promotions
As for why the Competition Bureau would target DoorDash but not its rivals, Bester said that competition laws are often used to make an example of one company to deter the rest of the market from engaging in similar behaviour.
Canada’s Competition Bureau Sues DoorDash Over Alleged Hidden Fees
Canada’s federal Competition Bureau has launched legal action against food delivery giant DoorDash, alleging the company engaged in misleading pricing practices that deceived consumers. The case centers on the company’s use of what regulators describe as “drip pricing,” where additional mandatory fees are only revealed at the final stage of checkout.
Canada’s competition watchdog publishes final greenwashing guidelines
Businesses can make environmental claims — only if they aren’t false or misleading and have been properly substantiated, according to new Canadian anti-greenwashing guidelines.