Lawyer at Stikeman Elliott advising Canadian & international clients on Canada's competition/antitrust & foreign investment laws. Views are my own
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Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
Why could an investment screening challenge prompt changes to Canada’s divestiture process? Kevin Ackhurst spoke to @gcr_alerts about the lawsuit trying to force a divestiture buyer to sell its stake in a domestic business: [paywall] bit.ly/4h6FqZb
@CanadaAntitrust
The bun fight continues and opens a new front…
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is suing Canada Bread Co. Ltd. and its parent, Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo, accusing the companies of defamation related to their claims about Maple Leaf’s role in an alleged industry-wide scheme to fix bread prices from 2001 to 2015.
theglobeandmail.com/business…
Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
Modernizing the Competition Act will help stabilize prices and ensure transparency for consumers. With the passing of Bill C-59, we are one step closer to making life more affordable for Canadians.
canada.ca/en/department-fina…
ALT Modernizing competition in Canada. Bill C-59: Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023.
Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
Curious about Canada’s new bill on government influence by foreign state-controlled entities?
@Lexpert republished insights from David Elder and Kevin Ackhurst (@CanadaAntitrust): bit.ly/3Vqm2yO
#CdnLaw #CompetitionLaw #BillC70
Our bulletin on interactive digital media and the Investment Canada Act: stikeman.com/en-ca/kh/compet…
Business group pushes back against "arbitrary and capricious" manner in which proposed Competition Act amendments have been introduced......Course correction needed on competition law changes thebusinesscouncil.ca/public…
Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
It might be okay for groundhogs to make false claims about when winter will end❄️but it’s never okay for businesses to make false claims about their products or services.
Learn how to spot and report false & misleading advertising: ow.ly/jeS450MSfEI
#GroundhogDay
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Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
New year, new resources for Canadian businesses! 🇨🇦
We’ve launched an updated, user-friendly version of our advice on building a corporate compliance program.
Check it out: ow.ly/5yN250QrT7I
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With great power comes great responsibility…Matthew Boswell gets 2 year extension as Commissioner of Competition canada.ca/en/innovation-scie…
Important new changes to the Competition Act took effect Dec 15, giving more powers to the Commissioner and changing the test for abuse of dominance, among others. Our take: stikeman.com/en-ca/kh/compet…
An AMP for an AMP almost sounds biblical.
Amp Me to pay penalty to address Competition Bureau concerns over misleading advertising - Canada.ca canada.ca/en/competition-bur…
Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
We have obtained a court order to advance our investigation into Rogers’ marketing practices.
We are examining claims that their Infinite wireless phone plans have unlimited data, when there are allegedly significant reductions in speed after a certain data cap is reached.
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Our look at the latest amendments to the Competition Act introduced earlier this week. #antitrust stikeman.com/en-ca/kh/compet…
Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
Happy to see the editorial board embracing the take away from Friday’s Secret Canada article on persistent problems accessing historical documents under #ATIP
Secret Canada: Don’t hide our history behind restrictive freedom of information laws. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Another great instalment of Secret Canada, featuring @TrishIMcMahon and the #FuriousHistorians. Sounds like a good band name.
My favourite Secret Canada story of the series. Last fall, @tom_cardoso and I put out a call: if you have stories about Canada's broken freedom of information regime, we want to hear from you. The loudest, largest group to reply: FURIOUS HISTORIANS theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
Last year, amendments were made to the Competition Act that help us better prevent abuse of market power and protect competition.
We’re now seeking feedback on our guidance and approach to these amendments.
ow.ly/aXib50Q0E25
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Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
Today, we published our in-depth study of Canada's declining competitive intensity from 2000 to 2020.
The study is the first of its kind in Canada to provide a comprehensive analysis of indicators of competition across our economy.
canada.ca/en/competition-bur…
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Kevin Ackhurst retweeted
#MediaAdvisory
We are inviting media to register for the technical briefing following the release of our report on Canada’s declining competitive intensity on October 19, 2023.
ow.ly/mBwW50PYjjX
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