CAMP’s submission to the Department of Finance consultation on the RBC-HSBC Canada merger
July 7, 2023 – A competitive banking sector is the bedrock of a free, fair and democratic economy, responsible for safekeeping the savings of Canadians, providing pathways to home ownership, […]
Nordstar-Postmedia merger could define legacy of Competition Bureau’s Matthew Boswell
Just days before Google announced it would be following Meta’s lead in blocking Canadian news content in the wake of Bill C-18′s passing, word came that Nordstar Capital, owners of […]
CAMP submission to the Competition Bureau’s RFI in its investigation of RBC-HSBC Canada
A competitive banking sector is the bedrock of a free, fair and democratic economy, responsible for safekeeping the savings of Canadians, providing pathways to home ownership, and opportunities for entrepreneurs […]
A new golden age for competition and antitrust is taking hold – and Canada can be part of it
In late 2022, an unusual scene unfolded in a New York courtroom: Author Stephen King, in an almost grandfatherly way, recounted a decades-ago lunch during which a publisher laughed at […]
Canadians should be wary of the rushed Rogers-Shaw decision
Earlier this month, as the Competition Tribunal hearing of Rogers’s acquisition of Shaw came to a close, Chief Justice Paul Crampton made it clear the tribunal would “bend over backwards” […]
Canadians Deserve Laws That Better Protect Competition
Last Tuesday, two days before parties in the Rogers-Shaw merger entered a second round of mediation to attempt to address competition concerns, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne laid out the conditions […]
Minister Champagne’s position on Rogers-Shaw is a product of Canada’s weak merger laws
Read the publication by Keldon Bester here.
How to Make Telecoms More Resilient? For Starters, Better Internal Controls
A provocative way of thinking about infrastructure is to consider it as sociologists Susan Leigh Star and Karen Ruhleder have, as something that “remain[s] invisible until breakdown.” When Rogers Communications’ […]
Competition Policy Series: What Steps Must Canada Take to Address the Challenges from Digital Technologies?
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) held its third virtual event in the Competition Policy Series, “What Steps Must Canada Take to Address the Challenges from Digital Technologies?”, on […]
Canada’s Budget 2022 Offers Competition Reforms, but the Real Fight Lies Ahead
Tucked in the middle of the Government of Canada’s 500-page Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 — Bill C-19, tabled in Parliament in April — are the first material amendments […]
