Counterfactual

We discuss hot topics such as tariffs, trade diversification and the impact of trade policy on North American competitiveness and Canada’s economic security in conversation with trade expert Meredith Lilly of Carleton University.

What are the key takeaways from the Tribunal’s recent decision in the Cineplex case dealing with online representations and the Competition Act’s drip-pricing provisions? We speak with the Competition Bureau’s counsel in the matter along with a private practitioner and an expert in consumer behaviour to find out more.

Join us as we interview Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar about their new book, “The Big Fix”, an investigation into the key issues – and potential fixes – for competition policy in Canada.

For the Counterfactual Podcast’s first recording in front of a live audience, Matt Chiasson, Senior Policy Advisor at the Competition Bureau provides insights into his role and recent and ongoing policy work relating to the Competition Act amendments.

Join us for a spirited discussion with three participants in the Competition Bureau’s 5th Annual Competition Summit entitled “Market Dynamics in the AI Era”. We review the highlights of the AI Summit from the perspectives of a senator, journalist and competition law practitioner. What are the Competition Bureau, domestic regulatory agencies and foreign competition enforcers t

One of the many consequential recent amendments to the Competition Act, the so-called “structural presumption” for the identification of anticompetitive mergers has been the subject of robust debate. Join us for this episode as we speak with U.S. practitioner and former FTC attorney Jamie France for a rundown of the approach taken to the structural presumption in U.S. merger la

Anu Lalith-Kumar joins Counterfactual host Julia Potter of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP to provide insights into her background and role at the Competition Bureau as the first episode of the new “Better Know the Bureau” series.

Julien Beaulieu, Lecturer in Law at the University of Sherbrooke, returns to the Counterfactual podcast to discuss recent amendments to the Competition Act regarding environmental claims.

CBA Competition Law Spring Conference co-chairs Josh Krane of McMillan LLP and Pascale Dionne-Bourassa of Bennett Jones LLP join counterfactual host Ian Macdonald of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP to discuss key highlights form the conference, held at the Nelligan Hotel, Montreal’s Old Port, May 1-2, 2024.

Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and Kate McNeece discuss the risks surrounding foreign influence and extremism on interactive digital media platforms.