Bill C-56 is a positive step towards modernizing Canada’s outdated competition law
September 21, 2023 - Today Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, following the government's announcement last week that they would be introducing interim amendments to the Canada's Competition Act.
CAMP Statement on the NDP’s proposed amendments to the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act
September 19, 2023 - Today the federal NDP released the text of their bill, C-352 or the Lowering Prices for Canadians Act, aiming to reform Canada's Competition Act and Competition Act.
CAMP Statement on the Government’s Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act
September 14, 2023 - Today the Prime Minister announced the government’s intention to introduce material amendments to the Competition Act to help address the ongoing cost of living crisis facing Canadians.
Ottawa launches review of competition act with eye on regulator powers and stronger penalties
"Ottawa has formally launched a long-promised consultation on updating Canada’s competition laws, a review that comes against the backdrop of high-profile files including a trial over the Rogers-Shaw merger and a study about high grocery prices."
Want help with inflation? Reform the Competition Act
“Under European competition laws, businesses can be fined for abusing their dominant position in a market to exploit purchasers or sellers… Canada has no equivalent exploitation doctrine in its competition law. It is not illegal for dominant firms to leverage their market power to earn excess profits, exploit consumers or even exploit workers.”