Council Reports
Report of the C.D. Howe Institute Competition Policy Council
The federal government should cautiously expand the kinds of anti-competitive acts that private parties – and not just the Competition Bureau – can take legal action against in Canada to include abuses of dominance. However, the government should not otherwise lower existing thresholds for private parties to commence proceedings to enforce competition laws and should make no more than incremental changes to private rights of action. Although there was considerable difference of opinion regarding the extent and benefits of private party interventions, this is the majority view of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which held its twelfth meeting on…
Report of the C.D. Howe Institute Competition Policy Council
The new federal government should revamp parts of the Competition Act to address gaps in the legislation, including making the aim of the legislation on abuse of dominance be to protect against harm to competition in general, rather than harm against particular competitors. This is the consensus view of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which held its eleventh meeting on April 18, 2016.
Report of the C.D. Howe Institute Competition Policy Council
The federal government should create an independent oversight body for Canada’s Competition Bureau to periodically evaluate the Bureau’s performance and help define its strategic objectives. This is the consensus view of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which held its tenth meeting on October 22, 2015.
