From: Glen Hodgson To: Canadians Concerned About Climate Policy and Competitiveness Date: March 23, 2023 Re: EU Climate Policy and Implications for Canadian Competitiveness Joe Biden’s US Inflation Reduction Act is not the only climate and industrial policy-related competitive challenge to Canada. The European Union – Canada’s second largest trading partner with a free trade and investment agreement in […]
From: Greg Peterson To: Canadians concerned with food costs Date: March 16, 2023 Re: Food Prices – Where is the Real Fat? Food inflation, still rising as the all-items Consumer Price Index levels off, is attracting much attention. Situated at the end of the supply chain, the big supermarket chains have been singled out as […]
From: Edward Iacobucci To: Competition law observers Date: March 15, 2023 Re: The Competition Bureau’s Misguided Approach to Merger Remedies It is a fundamental principle of the rule of law that like cases be treated alike. The Competition Bureau has recommended an approach to merger remedies that is inconsistent with this principle. In particular, it has advocated for a […]
From: Calvin Goldman, Larry Schwartz, Richard Taylor To: The Hon. Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Date: March 10, 2023 Re: How Outdated Foreign Ownership Rules Hurt Competition in Telecom and Other Sectors The ongoing consultation and discussion paper on the Future of Competition Policy in Canada you initiated is focused primarily on […]
From: George N. Addy To: Competition Law Observers Date: February 27, 2023 Re: Competition Act Amendments Should Await a Performance Review In the past 18 months calls for amendments to Canada’s competition legislation have been growing. A research initiative from retired Senator Howard Wetston and an ongoing campaign by the competition commissioner and others have pushed the idea that […]
From: Peter Glossop To: Canada’s Competition Law Community Date: February 21, 2023 Re: Let’s Not Amend Canada’s Perfectly Good Competition Test The federal Discussion Paper on The Future of Competition Policy asks whether the competition test in the Competition Act should be replaced with another test that would more effectively capture certain types of mergers, especially those in […]
From: Peter Glossop To: Canada’s Competition Law Community Date: February 16, 2023 Re: Competition Act Does Not Need a Longer Challenge Period for Small Deals Ottawa’s Discussion Paper on The Future of Competition Policy asks if there should be a longer period for the Competition Bureau to challenge a merger after it closes, where the merger is too small […]
From: James Musgrove and Hannah Johnson To: Competition Law Observers Date: February 3, 2023 Re: A Modest Suggestion for Ottawa’s Unwise Competition Act Proposals: First, Do No Harm Canada, as much of the world, is engaged in reappraising its approach to competition and antitrust policy. Less than a year ago Canada enacted significant changes to its Competition Act, including […]
Canada’s competition reforms must keep pace with data-driven business models by empowering authorities with modern tools to detect, assess, and stop conduct that genuinely harms competition, innovation, or consumers.
From: Jon Johnson To: Auto Industry Watchers Date: January 23, 2023 Re: How the US Lost the Fight Over Automotive Rules of Origin The panel in the recently released decision in United States – Automotive Rules of Origin tackled content requirements for cars and light trucks, which have the most complex origin rules in the […]
From: Daniel Schwanen To: Canadian Competition Watchers Date: December 5, 2022 Re: Competition Policy Consultation Critical for All Canadian Businesses In the more than a decade since the last wide-ranging reforms to Canada’s Competition Act, our economy has undergone massive technological changes and related economic transformation. And late last month, Ottawa launched its much-anticipated consultation […]
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From: Glen Hodgson To: Canadians Concerned About Climate Policy and Competitiveness Date: March 23, 2023 Re: EU Climate Policy and Implications for Canadian Competitiveness Joe Biden’s US Inflation Reduction Act is not the only climate and industrial policy-related competitive challenge to Canada. The European Union – Canada’s second largest trading partner with a free trade and investment agreement in […] 
From: Greg Peterson To: Canadians concerned with food costs Date: March 16, 2023 Re: Food Prices – Where is the Real Fat? Food inflation, still rising as the all-items Consumer Price Index levels off, is attracting much attention. Situated at the end of the supply chain, the big supermarket chains have been singled out as […] 
From: Edward Iacobucci To: Competition law observers Date: March 15, 2023 Re: The Competition Bureau’s Misguided Approach to Merger Remedies It is a fundamental principle of the rule of law that like cases be treated alike. The Competition Bureau has recommended an approach to merger remedies that is inconsistent with this principle. In particular, it has advocated for a […] 
From: Calvin Goldman, Larry Schwartz, Richard Taylor To: The Hon. Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Date: March 10, 2023 Re: How Outdated Foreign Ownership Rules Hurt Competition in Telecom and Other Sectors The ongoing consultation and discussion paper on the Future of Competition Policy in Canada you initiated is focused primarily on […] 
From: George N. Addy To: Competition Law Observers Date: February 27, 2023 Re: Competition Act Amendments Should Await a Performance Review In the past 18 months calls for amendments to Canada’s competition legislation have been growing. A research initiative from retired Senator Howard Wetston and an ongoing campaign by the competition commissioner and others have pushed the idea that […] 
From: Peter Glossop To: Canada’s Competition Law Community Date: February 21, 2023 Re: Let’s Not Amend Canada’s Perfectly Good Competition Test The federal Discussion Paper on The Future of Competition Policy asks whether the competition test in the Competition Act should be replaced with another test that would more effectively capture certain types of mergers, especially those in […] 
From: Peter Glossop To: Canada’s Competition Law Community Date: February 16, 2023 Re: Competition Act Does Not Need a Longer Challenge Period for Small Deals Ottawa’s Discussion Paper on The Future of Competition Policy asks if there should be a longer period for the Competition Bureau to challenge a merger after it closes, where the merger is too small […] 
From: James Musgrove and Hannah Johnson To: Competition Law Observers Date: February 3, 2023 Re: A Modest Suggestion for Ottawa’s Unwise Competition Act Proposals: First, Do No Harm Canada, as much of the world, is engaged in reappraising its approach to competition and antitrust policy. Less than a year ago Canada enacted significant changes to its Competition Act, including […] 
Canada’s competition reforms must keep pace with data-driven business models by empowering authorities with modern tools to detect, assess, and stop conduct that genuinely harms competition, innovation, or consumers. 
From: Jon Johnson To: Auto Industry Watchers Date: January 23, 2023 Re: How the US Lost the Fight Over Automotive Rules of Origin The panel in the recently released decision in United States – Automotive Rules of Origin tackled content requirements for cars and light trucks, which have the most complex origin rules in the […] 
From: Daniel Schwanen To: Canadian Competition Watchers Date: December 5, 2022 Re: Competition Policy Consultation Critical for All Canadian Businesses In the more than a decade since the last wide-ranging reforms to Canada’s Competition Act, our economy has undergone massive technological changes and related economic transformation. And late last month, Ottawa launched its much-anticipated consultation […]