Category Archives: Quotes

April 22, 2023

Canadian Competition Bureau’s 2023-2024 Annual Plan: Increased Litigation, Competition Act Amendments and Focus on Digital Economy

On April 17, 2023, Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau) published its new Annual Plan (see: 2023-2024 Annual Plan: Driving Competition Forward For All Canadians). In announcing its new Annual Plan, the Commissioner of Competition said: “I’m happy to present the Competition Bureau’s Annual Plan for 2023-2024, … Read the rest of this entry »

June 23, 2014

Advertising: How to Differentiate in an Age of Noise?: Truth, Value & Brand: P&G Marketing Head Distills the Essence

We live in an age of exploding ideas and noise. Selling your no doubt very spiffy product is an increasing challenge given the increased (and increasing) number of platforms, messages and voices. Once and a while, however, a clear voice resonates back to why we want to … Read the rest of this entry »

March 6, 2012

Commissioner of Competition Interview – Globe and Mail: “Competition Commissioner Lays Down the Rules”

The Globe and Mail posted a short interview with the Commissioner of Competition earlier today by Steve Ladurantaye. Among the topics discussed by the Commissioner included misleading advertising, the perception that the Competition Bureau only pursues high profile deterrent setting cases, the Bureau’s approach to … Read the rest of this entry »

February 26, 2012

Worthy Quotes: Ontario Court of Appeal on Defamation by Enforcement Officials

“A report that someone is under investigation or that they have been arrested for, or charged with, a criminal offence is not considered the ‘equivalent of saying that the person has committed the crime unless there is something in the language of the report that … Read the rest of this entry »

February 22, 2012

Competition Policy International (CPI) – Blog o’ Blogs

The web can prove to be a morass of information.  Sifting through the many developments, even in narrower specialties such as competition/antirust and advertising law, is increasingly challenging. Having said that, we like to mention some particularly worthwhile sites, books and articles in our fields … Read the rest of this entry »

December 1, 2011

Competition Law Update: Commissioner Addresses Current Enforcement Priorities in Two Wide-ranging Talks in Vancouver

The Commissioner of Competition, Melanie Aitken, addressed current enforcement priorities in two engaging and wide-ranging talks in Vancouver this evening: a keynote speech at a reception hosted by the University of British Columbia, National Centre for Business Law at the Four Seasons and a Vancouver … Read the rest of this entry »

November 27, 2011

Canadian Advertising Law Quotes

“Moving then to talk about our Fair Business work.  Misleading representations continue to be an area of concern for the Bureau, as consumers need accurate information in order to make informed choices.  It’s very simple – don’t mislead the public by hiding charges or conditions … Read the rest of this entry »