"As U.S. state and Big Tech become one, we become digital serfs, and it sucks" By Canadian Shield Institute Managing Director @vassb.bsky.social
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When you talk like this, you're a monopoly
Ditto being able to transform into a human raises questions I don't want answered.
Good grief.
The Competition Tribunal has canned Google’s Charter appeal, allowing a lawsuit based on the company’s alleged anti-competitive conduct to proceed, saying it failed to meet the “indisputably high bar” of the true penal consequence test.
www.thewirereport.ca/2026/03/05/c...
I am hearing that Paramount-Warner Bros is both pro-competitive and pro-consumer
Just don't ask Claude for a word count
Big news in Canadian competition policy today as the Competition Tribunal rejects Google's argument that new monetary penalties are unconstitutional. antimonopoly.ca/canadas-comp...
Correct
"This proposed regime could obsess over market centralization and predatory business practices... take aim at monopolists like Ticketmaster, responsible for jacking up concert prices... aggressively block mergers in already-uncompetitive industries." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
For @techpolicypress.bsky.social this week I wrote about how Canada's tech accountability efforts should be squarely focused on protecting Canadian sovereignty in an unstable geopolitical environment. www.techpolicy.press/a-tech-antim...
Canada's Competition Bureau recognizes that our airline market is not delivering for Canadians. CAMP was glad to see our recommendations echoed by the Bureau, but know that there is more work to be done to fix flying in Canada.
antimonopoly.ca/statement-ca...
Monopoly isn't just a tax on everyday Canadians, it's a threat to the future of our independence. We need to tackle both problems if we want to create a strong and free Canada.
www.corporateknights.com/leadership/m...
In an unstable geopolitical environment, Canada's digital infrastructure is in the hands of just a few American companies. In a new CAMP discussion paper, we ask the question what a new path forward should look like.
antimonopoly.ca/discussion-p...
Had a great time talking with Harrison about Canada's monopoly challenge in a changing world and the work we're doing at CAMP
A close-up photograph of a red DoorDash delivery sticker prominently displayed on what appears to be a restaurant window or door. The sticker features the iconic DoorDash logo (a stylized "D" with motion lines) and reads "We deliver with DOORDASH" in white text on a bright red background. The image is taken with shallow depth of field, keeping the DoorDash sticker in sharp focus while the background shows blurred restaurant signage and storefront elements. This photo accompanies a CBC News article about the Competition Bureau suing DoorDash over allegedly misleading price promotions, with the company denying the claims and stating it will defend itself. The image effectively illustrates the ubiquity of DoorDash's presence in the Canadian food delivery market that is now facing regulatory scrutiny.
Who won't delivery apps screw in the pursuit of profit?
Drivers, restaurants & customers all deal with the fallout of exploitative wages, unclear fees, and drip pricing.
Competition fairness rockstar @keldonb.bsky.social explains in this piece.
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I had a great time chatting to @laurentdcar.bsky.social about his new book "At the Trough: The Rise and Rise of Canada's Corporate Welfare Bums" for the Deep Dives newsletter. We covered a lot of interesting ground. Do check it out!
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We should absolutely limit these exclusivity deals CC @keldonb.bsky.social
Québec, the Canadian province with the most exhaustive and expansive rent *and* vacancy controls, has built more rental units in the absolute and per 1000 than any other province in the past 40 years. Exemptions apply only for 5 years after construction.
Why do we make the king talk about the GST
Who owns Canadian nationalism? Companies are seizing on the rally-around-the-flag moment, hoping to sell you pizza, coffee, and whatever they can stick a flag on.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/who-owns-c...
Recently learned that there was a chocolate price fixing case in Canada in the 2000s. Involved major chocolate producers but afaik only Hershey pled guilty. competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/how-we-fo...
New: As Google search head Liz Reid announces at #googleio that AI Mode is rolling out to all US users today, Alphabet shares drop...
Follow along with my & @julialove.bsky.social's live I/O coverage here
“The only way forward for Alphabet is a complete breakup that would allow investors to own the business they actually want,”
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"Decades ago, Canada lost its mining leaders when Inco, Falconbridge and Alcan were bought by foreign giants. Now, instead of owning the world’s foremost mining companies and generating wealth in Canada, Canadians are working for foreign entities."
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Still thinking about the review of Chime (2024) that complained about not hearing the chime
Tough day when I need to agree with Bill Gates
Was advertising ever popular though? Possibly just harder to unbundle. If the goal is diverse funding sources to support without shaping news then it's worthwhile to work to rebalance one of those sources.
