Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project

From Big Tech dominance to bread price scandals and AI-driven rent hikes, Canada’s Competition Bureau is making bold moves to tackle monopolies and protect consumers. Google’s AdTech Challenge: A landmark case accuses Google of monopolizing online advertising, locking businesses into its ecosystem and inflating costs. With over 200 billion ad transactions flowing through Google’s systems last year, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Bread Price-Fixing Fallout: Grupo Bimbo’s $2 billion lawsuit against Maple Leaf Foods highlights gaps in accountability from Canada’s largest price-fixing scandal. AI in Housing: Allegations of algorithmic rent collusion put corporate landlords under scrutiny. Investigations into AI tools like YieldStar may reveal how technology drives up costs in a housing market already under pressure. Canada is raising the stakes in the fight for fairer markets and consumer protection. Is this the decisive shift needed to curb concentrated power, or just the start of a larger battle? #FairMarkets #CompetitionPolicy #AntitrustReform

“The Competition Bureau’s decision to pursue legal action against Google’s dominance in online advertising represents a turning point for competition in Canada,” said Keldon Bester, Executive Director of CAMP. “Online advertising is a critical tool for every Canadian business trying to reach their customers, and monopolization of this market means inflated costs that are ultimately borne by consumers." https://lnkd.in/gDNcq6pg

Between 2001 and 2021 the number of publicly listed companies has fallen in half, while the number of buyout private equity firms has ballooned from under 1,000 to over 20,000 during the same period. So what do the growing prevalence of buyout private equity and the strategies it employs mean for our economy? Read CAMP's full report, The Private Equity Playbook, via the link below: 🔗 https://loom.ly/nddWkco 🎧 Prefer an audio version? Check out author Rachel Wasserman's appearance on the Lately podcast: 🔗 https://loom.ly/qWflSIg

Are Canadian Consumers Paying the Price for Collusion? From price-fixing allegations against Canadian food giants to unpredictable antitrust moves in the U.S., the fight for fair markets is heating up. Is Trump’s second term going to be a win for Big Business, or will the antitrust movement keep its momentum? And what about Google—could we see major changes in how it operates across search, advertising, and even AI? These are big questions, and the answers will impact competition not just in the U.S., but here in Canada too. 🔗 Dive in and get the full scoop. #Antitrust #FairMarkets #BigTech #CAMP #CanadianConsumers

Canada’s relationship with private equity is complex. Canadian pension funds are some of the largest private equity investors, with the Canada Pension Plan being one of the largest private equity investors in the world. The portfolios of international pension funds are also increasingly linked to external private equity firms, however Canada is disproportionately represented amongst these international pension funds. Now more than ever Canada needs an economy that is geared towards building the great companies of tomorrow rather than hollowing out the companies of yesterday. 🌐 Read CAMP's new report, The Private Equity Playbook, and learn more via the link below: 🔗 https://loom.ly/nddWkco 🎧 Prefer an audio version? Check out author Rachel Wasserman's appearance on the Lately podcast: 🔗 https://loom.ly/qWflSIg

Thanks to The Agenda on TVO for having me on to discuss whether monopoly power is undermining Canada's food system. It was a stacked panel and I encourage anyone interested to tune in. https://lnkd.in/gc-8fU3h

The private equity industry owns more businesses than all those listed on all the US stock exchanges combined. In fact, private equity portfolios cut across industries from consumer products, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing and insurance, technology and more. Read CAMP's new report, The Private Equity Playbook via the link below: 🔗 https://loom.ly/nddWkco 🎧 Prefer an audio version? Check out author Rachel Wasserman's appearance on the Lately podcast: 🔗 https://loom.ly/qWflSIg #CdnPoli #PrivateEquity

New report alert! The Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project is out again with a new report. This time, Rachel Wasserman is breaking down private equity, how it contributes to monopolization, and what we can do about it. Be sure to check it out!

Today at noon EST join Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project and Social Capital Partners for a virtual talk on private equity and its implications for the future of the Canadian economy. Register at the link below https://lnkd.in/g6uFxjA7

This week’s edition of Letters from CAMP dives into the mess of private equity, price-fixing scandals, and possible reform. Private equity is hollowing out industries, and Rachel Wasserman’s latest report tells us why. We’re also backing a canned tuna appeal to keep price-fixers in check. And with Trump’s new FTC picks, could there be a bipartisan push against Big Tech? We’ll be watching. Ready to take action against monopolies and exploitation? Let’s go.