Why Canada’s economy needs more competition
Canada is at a crossroads. U.S. tariff attacks, rising global competition and declining productivity all threaten our prosperity and place in the world.
Broken dreams and sky-high prices: US and Canada say enough’s enough
Bester points out that there’s an important distinction between legislation that empowers action against anti-competitive behavior and the actual enforcement of laws against monopolies. He notes that the US hasn’t actually passed more effective and modern anti-monopoly laws but adds that “Biden, and even presidents before Biden, have ratcheted up enforcement of existing laws.”
Why Canada needs to invest in competition with Keldon Bester
Alex Vronces explores competition in Canada with Keldon Bester, Executive Director of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP).
Does competition law and Canada’s foreign investment review enable or hinder innovation?
On the other side of the divide, Keldon Bester, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, welcomes the changes in competition law and doesn’t expect a huge impact on innovation investments or merger activity.
The pressure builds for competition law reform
When the federal government introduced proposed changes to Canada’s Competition Act last month, the Business Council of Canada reacted with outrage. It called the changes a “dramatic overhaul” of the competition regime, an “ambush” that would destroy the legal foundation allowing Canadian companies to compete globally.