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Six Months and 1,000 Subscribers: Celebrating Do Not Pass Go Milestones!
Canadian SHIELD Institute director Vass Bednar and The Hatchet host Arshy Mann join us to grade the Carney government's performance on competition…
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Weekly Roundup: Google Loses Again in Canada's Competition Court
Plus: Airlines caught in one scandal after another, Amazon scores a win in fake review case, and did the CIA conspire to make a more compliant music…
Apr 4
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Air Canada Used 9/11 'Scare Tactics' to Urge Government Action on Flight Attendant Strike
Airline requested unusual use of Labour Code to preempt job walkout, comparing economic consequences to disaster shutdowns including Covid-19, documents…
Apr 1
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March 2026
Own Your Future: Why Businesses Can’t Afford to Rely on Online Platforms Anymore
Entrepreneurs and companies need to control their internet presence and avoid renting from self-interested Big Tech, says CIRA's Spencer Callaghan
Mar 30
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Weekly Roundup: Air Canada's Language Distraction and Big Ski Gets Sued
Plus: Rogers solicits Blue Jays season ticket holders on ticket scalping ban, Toronto council votes for public grocery stores and streaming prices…
Mar 28
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Under Review By Canada's Competition Bureau
Entertainment mega-deal affects film and television production, distribution and streaming, with both companies being significant players in Canada
Mar 26
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Inside Canada's Competition Court with Its Former Top Judge
Recently retired federal court Chief Justice Paul Crampton says recent law changes were long overdue and are likely to have a major impact at the…
Mar 23
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Weekly Roundup: Manitoba Takes the Power Back and Doug Ford Flip Flops on Scalpers
Plus: CBC Marketplace delves into the Kafka-esque nightmare of telecom service and food regulators crack down on grocery chains' fake made-in-Canada…
Mar 21
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Anti-AI Advocates and Energy Companies Headline February Lobby Reports
Plus: Mining and Indigenous issues figure highly in monthly communications with public office holders
Mar 19
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How Employee-Owned Companies are Pushing Back Against Monopolies
New corporate structures are allowing Canadian businesses to stay local and independent, but government action on tax incentives is urgently needed
Mar 16
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Weekly Roundup: CRTC Overhaul Urged and Toronto Eyes Public Grocery Stores
Plus: The Live Nation antitrust trial turns into a circus, airlines target un-competitive routes with price hikes and telecom activation fees finally…
Mar 14
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Canada's One-Man Air Force – and His Calculated Crusade Against Airlines
For passenger rights activist Gabor Lukacs, fighting Air Canada, WestJet and the others is a big mathematical problem and an even bigger matter of…
Mar 9
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