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Potash, Natural Gas and Pipelines Dominated Lobbying in January

Germany's K+S Potash, Calgary's AltaGas and TransCanada Pipelines led the list of communications with public office holders

Feb 19 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak

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Live with Peter Nowak:

A recording from Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak and Dean Blundell's live video, talking about Alberta and Denver-based Pursuit's monopoly of tourist…

Feb 18 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak and Dean Blundell

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Why Is One Company Controlling All Of Toronto's Sports?

Rogers has been allowed to buy the Jays, Leafs, Raptors, stadiums and news outlets. Veteran sports journalist David Shoalts on why this is bad for…

Feb 16 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak

Weekly Roundup: Manitoba Probes Grocery Prices While Cineplex Probes Scene Data

Plus: Canada's banks found to be most profitable in the world and Big Telco, fresh off crushing indies, ironically spar over wholesale network access

Feb 14 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak

Caught, Fined… and Still ‘On Sale?’ Canadian Tire Pricing Tactics Raise New Questions

New flyers suggest it's business as usual despite a $1.2 million false advertising settlement in Quebec, highlighting concerns about consumer…

Feb 11 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak

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America's Enshittification is Canada's Opportunity

Listen now | Live from the Bakka-Phoenix bookstore in Toronto, author and activist Cory Doctorow discusses how breaking U.S.-imposed digital locks is…

Feb 9 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak

Weekly Roundup: Europe's War On Big Tech and Pepsi's War On Weight Loss

Plus, BlackBerry co-founder blasts the Canadian government for being weak on privacy and people are waiting forever to resolve their airline complaints

Feb 7 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak

Canadian Tire Pleads Guilty To False Advertising

Quebec prosecutors file 74 counts of violating consumer protection laws regarding regular prices on products, retailer to pay $1.2 million fine

Feb 4 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak

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Does Canada Still Need Giants to Survive?

Former Conservative leader and Prime Minister candidate Erin O'Toole on why Canada struggles to balance affordability and nation-building

Feb 2 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak and Erin O’Toole

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