Efficiencies Defence News Today

Following several years of lively public discussion, two high-profile consultations and the introduction of several “interim amendments” to the Competition Act in 2022,1 the federal government has now tabled two new bills Bill C-56 and Bill C-59 which, together, would introduce the most significant reforms to Canadian competition policy in several decades.

Tribunal also said P&H can't use the "efficiencies" defence protecting anti-competitive deals

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: There has been a distinct shift in the scope and breadth of investigations by global competition regulators, as well as an uptick in the number of antitrust related litigations.  With an administration change in the US and political shifts in other jurisdictions, the increased focus on regulatory enforcement of competition and antitrust laws, rapidly changing policies, and the growing collaboration of regulatory agencies, the rise of...

Handout Robin Shaban is principal at Vivic Research, an economic consulting firm that provides data-driven research for policy makers and advocates. Rogers and Shaw issued a joint communique on Monday announcing their intent to merge, a deal totalling $26-billion, including debt. The two companies also claim the merger will create $1-billion a year in synergies within two years after it is finalized. Their synergies claim is interesting because, if upheld, it will severely hamper the Competitio...