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The Revue Cinema: Lessons in surviving (and thriving) in a monopolized world
The 113-year-old indie theatre in Toronto is enjoying a new hey-day thanks to constant reinvention, creative risks and understanding its audience
Dec 22
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Red tape: Or how I learned to stop worrying and love deregulation
The Competition Bureau's Matthew Chiasson explains that regulatory reform isn't just what big business wants, it's needed to get entrepreneurs moving…
Dec 15
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27:36
Winning ugly: Rogers v. Rogers is a masterpiece of competition policy as entertainment
The one-man play voices Canadians' frustration with corporate concentration while expertly poking fun at it and humanizing the individuals involved
Dec 10
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Blame America: Is Canada using Trump as an excuse to avoid acting on oligopolies?
Competition expert Matt Stoller believes that while it is indeed hard to crack down on Big Tech, many countries aren't bothering to fix their own…
Dec 8
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Matt Stoller
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23:31
Can ordinary Canadians sue a monopoly for being a monopoly?
That question will be answered soon as the Competition Tribunal decides whether to allow an indie game developer to take on Google, law prof Jennifer…
Dec 4
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Rogers v. Rogers is a play about why "my frigging cellphone bill is so goddamn high"
The new one-man show starring Tom Rooney is less family drama and more about how Canada's oligopolies get their way, playwright Michael Healey explains
Dec 1
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November 2025
"This decadent overconsumption has to stop:" Buy Nothing Day is the beginning of the end
Adbusters co-founder Kalle Lasn believes the climate crisis is waking younger generations up from consumerism and standard left vs. right politics
Nov 27
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Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell calls it quits early
Consumer advocates petition government for a "monopoly cop" and warn against placating Bay Street by naming a weak successor
Nov 25
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Rise of the mavericks: Outsiders are making waves in U.S. politics, but what about Canada?
Liberal MP and potential Doug Ford opponent Nate Erskine-Smith believes disruption is key to lowering grocery, cellphone and World Series ticket prices
Nov 24
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Nate Erskine-Smith
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The Lobby Report: Cities, energy and nature advocates jockeyed for budget inclusion
Automakers, pharmaceutical firms and telcos also kept Parliament Hill meeting rooms busy in October ahead of Carney government's first budget
Nov 21
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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Wireless prices are officially on the rise again
Statistics Canada shows prices rose 7.7 per cent in October, the agency's first recorded increase since shortly after Rogers gobbled up Shaw
Nov 18
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"It really is shameful:" Big bank fleecing finally spurring action
It's taken decades, but the federal government is taking legitimate steps to introduce competition, according to industry vet and author Andrew Spence
Nov 17
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Andrew Spence
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