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“Potato Cartel”? Price Fixing and Corporate Liability
CBC News recently reported that two NDP MPs have asked the Commissioner of Competition (i.e. the Competition Bureau) to look into the alleged price fixing of frozen potato products in grocery stores.[1] This request follows from proposed class actions that have been filed in the US regarding the same matter.[2] There are two Canadian companies […]
“Make Corporations Democratic Again”: Eliminating the Dual-Class Share Structure in the Name of Strengthening Shareholder Democracy
Hi everyone! I’ve really enjoyed our class discussions this term, and given our recent conversations regarding the Rogers saga and shareholder democracy, I thought I was pass along the paper I wrote for the version of this course I took back in 2022. Everything is surprisingly still relevant! Introduction Of the core characteristics that define […]
Australia’s Road to Banning Social Media for Anyone Under 16
I’ve been following the news surrounding banning of social media for anyone under 16 in Australia for a week or two now, and it seems that new events are unfolding which contradicts my expectations. An article written by BBC describes the tabled bill as “world-leading,”[1] which, sounds like an accurate description to me. The article […]