Keldon Bester listed as Globe & Mail 2025 Changemaker
CAMP's Executive Director, Keldon Bester is listed in the Globe and Mail's 20 emerging leaders reinventing how Canada does business.
The federal government empowers an oligopoly
On January 14, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, announced the Government of Canada approval of the acquisition of Viterra Limited by global agri-business Bunge Global SA.
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.