William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Peter van Dijk as a Senior Fellow.
“Peter combines extensive practical experience in tax and…
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Åke Blomqvist as a Fellow-in-Residence.
“Åke is a thought-provoking contributor to the C.D…
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Ian C. W. Russell as a Senior Fellow.
“Ian’s extraordinary career in the investment industry…
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Edward J. Waitzer as a Senior Fellow.
“Ed has extensive experience across law, business and…
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Jennifer Zelmer as a Research Fellow.
“Jennifer has a well deserved reputation among health experts and economists for her…
Canada needs a national security “amicus” to boost confidence in the foreign investment review process, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
With the Canadian government either blocking or restructuring a growing number of…
From: Peter Glossop To: Canada’s competition law community Date: February 17, 2022 Re: Efficiency Defence: Let’s Lose It The efficiency defence in section 96 of the Competition Act enables an anti-competitive merger to proceed if the efficiencies it generates are greater than and offset its anti-competitive effects. The efficiency defence primarily promotes the benefit to the economy of […]
To: Canada’s Competition Law Community From: Larry Schwartz Date: February 16, 2022 Re: The Evolution of the Efficiency Defence in Canada Successive Commissioners of Competition have called for significant changes or outright elimination of the “efficiency defence” in the Competition Act. No other G-7 country has followed Canada’s approach to efficiency in merger review, noted the current Commissioner recently. […]
To: Canadians Who Care About Competition Policy From: Brian A. Facey, Navin Joneja, and David Dueck Date: February 17, 2022 Subject: Efficiencies Exception: Let’s Keep It Canada’s Competition Act has been described as one of the most economically sophisticated competition laws in the world largely due to the efficiencies exception in section 96. Promoting the […]
To: Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage From: Konrad von Finckenstein Date: February 15, 2022 Re: Two Improvements Needed for Bill C-11 You recently introduced Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The title reflects the laudable goal of integrating the over-the-top broadcasters (commonly called streamers) such as Netflix, into the Canadian broadcasting system. They clearly form part of the […]
From: Luc Godbout To: Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance Date: February 14. 2022 Subject: Why Not 75 Years Old? Some simple changes can both optimize the mechanics of pension plans while also encouraging people to extend their working careers. The first would be adjusting the threshold age at which registered capital accumulation plans – such […]
De: Luc Godbout À: Chrystia Freeland, Ministre des Finances Date: 14 février 2022 Sujet: Pourquoi pas 75 ans? Certains changements peuvent à la fois optimiser les mécanismes des régimes de retraite tout en contribuant également à l’incitation à la prolongation de carrière. C’est particulièrement le cas pour la détermination de l’âge à laquelle les régimes enregistrés d’accumulation de […]
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From: Peter Glossop To: Canada’s competition law community Date: February 17, 2022 Re: Efficiency Defence: Let’s Lose It The efficiency defence in section 96 of the Competition Act enables an anti-competitive merger to proceed if the efficiencies it generates are greater than and offset its anti-competitive effects. The efficiency defence primarily promotes the benefit to the economy of […] 
To: Canada’s Competition Law Community From: Larry Schwartz Date: February 16, 2022 Re: The Evolution of the Efficiency Defence in Canada Successive Commissioners of Competition have called for significant changes or outright elimination of the “efficiency defence” in the Competition Act. No other G-7 country has followed Canada’s approach to efficiency in merger review, noted the current Commissioner recently. […] 
To: Canadians Who Care About Competition Policy From: Brian A. Facey, Navin Joneja, and David Dueck Date: February 17, 2022 Subject: Efficiencies Exception: Let’s Keep It Canada’s Competition Act has been described as one of the most economically sophisticated competition laws in the world largely due to the efficiencies exception in section 96. Promoting the […] 
To: Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage From: Konrad von Finckenstein Date: February 15, 2022 Re: Two Improvements Needed for Bill C-11 You recently introduced Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The title reflects the laudable goal of integrating the over-the-top broadcasters (commonly called streamers) such as Netflix, into the Canadian broadcasting system. They clearly form part of the […] 
From: Luc Godbout To: Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance Date: February 14. 2022 Subject: Why Not 75 Years Old? Some simple changes can both optimize the mechanics of pension plans while also encouraging people to extend their working careers. The first would be adjusting the threshold age at which registered capital accumulation plans – such […]