Anti-Trust Campaign

Anti-Trust Campaign

Democracy Watch's Anti-Trust Campaign pushed from 1999 to 2001 for strong, effective, ethical enforcement of Canada's federal competition law, and since then has been combined with Democracy Watch's Citizen Association Campaign

Democracy Watch has produced the following general materials in its Anti-Trust Campaign:

OP-ED: Many Changes Needed Before Canada Will be a Democracy (Hill Times (January 10, 2005) and Toronto Star (December 29, 2004))
NEWS RELEASE: Federal Parties Promises Not Enough to Ensure Honest, Accountable Federal Government and Responsible Corporations, Report Card on Platforms Reveals (June 25, 2004)
MEDIA RELEASE: Democracy Watch Proposes Giving Canadians Right to Sue, and Competition Bureau More Powers and Funding (October 24, 2001)
MEDIA RELEASE: Democracy Watch Calls on Attorney General to Take Action on Conflicts of Interest at Competition Bureau (August 17, 2000)
ORDER FORM: Revolving Doors: The Undue Influence of Corporate Lawyers on the Competition Bureau (May 18, 2000)
MEDIA RELEASE: Democracy Watchs Calls for End to Ties Between Corporate Lawyers and the Competition Bureau (May 18, 2000)
MEDIA RELEASE: Democracy Watch Calls for Removal of Competition Head, Review of Bureau (September 30, 1999); en français : Démocratie en surveillance demande le renvoi du chef du Bureau de la concurrence et un examen de l'application des lois sur la concurrence par le Bureau (30 septembre 1999)

Democracy Watch has produced the following materials in its campaign to ensure a complete review of anti-competitive effects of the takeover of Canadian Airlines by Air Canada:

MEDIA RELEASE: Democracy Watch Proposes Independent Review of Airline Competition and Creation of Air Passengers Group (November 18, 1999); en francais : Démocratie en surveillance propose un examen indépendant de la concurrence dans les lignes aériennes et la création d'une organisation de passagers aériens (18 novembre 1999)

Democracy Watch has produced the following materials in its campaign to ensure a complete review of skyrocketing gasoline prices:

MEDIA RELEASE: Democracy Watch Calls for Review of Mergers in Gasoline Industry in Canada and U.S. (February 18, 2000); en francais : Démocratie en surveillance demande aux autorités canadienne et américaine de procéder à un examen des fusions complétées dans le secteur pétrolier (18 février 2000)