#competition act

Canada Post is facing allegations that it engaged in "price dripping," according to a recently approved class-action lawsuit. The Federal Court certified the lawsuit against Canada Post this week. The class-action lawsuit was brought forward by Marci Deane, a B.C. business owner and Canada Post customer, on behalf of eligible Canadians. In the lawsuit, Deane alleges that three of the postal operator's online shipping services violate the Competition Act.

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Heres a link to the petition^ to endorse the anti-monopoly charter and end the reign of monopolies in canada!

I can't express enough how important this is. Canada is controlled by monopolies and it's the reason that things like groceries and cell service are insanely expensive. So many of us can barely afford food.

We must fix this. Monopolies must face consequences. The competition act must be revised.

I refuse to be controlled by a bunch of greedy companies.

Please, if you are Canadian, consider signing this petition.

The government unveiled Bill C-56 yesterday, legislation it touts as supporting the building of more rental homes (through tax measures) and stabilizing grocery prices (through Competition Act reforms). While the proposed Competition Act changes include increased investigative and merger blocking powers for the Competition Bureau as well as the long overdue elimination of the efficiencies…

As the fallout from Bill C-18 continues, a coalition of Canadian media outlets – News Media Canada, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, and the CBC – have filed an application with the Competition Bureau seeking an inquiry into Meta’s decision to block news links in response to the bill’s mandated payments for links approach. There is unquestionably a need for greater competition work with…