April 5, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: Indie chocolatiers offer some relief this Easter after years of rising prices and shrinkflation Canadians are ready for regulation of social media, but the details on how it happens matter Musk’s bogus online advertising antitrust lawsuit gets tossed by U.S. judge If you enjoy Letters, please considering...
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March 29, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: Canada’s Competition Bureau kicks off its review of the Paramount-Warner Brothers Discovery merger City of Toronto announces public grocery pilot and takes aim at property controls and algorithmic pricing Meta loses in lawsuit targeting their intentional use of addicting techniques to keep people on the...
14 days ago • 4 min read
March 22, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: CAMP is looking for a Communications and Partnership Lead to join our growing team Survey results show Canadians have a deep distrust of opaque algorithmic pricing California senator introduces the new BASED Act, adding to the state-led pushback against Big Tech power If you enjoy Letters, please considering...
21 days ago • 4 min read
March 15, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: CRTC scores a win by banning fees that drive up the cost for consumers to switch providers CAMP fellow Rachel Wasserman lays out the risk of retail investor access to private markets DOJ and Ticketmaster reach lightning settlement that leaves consumers, artists, and venues in the lurch If you enjoy Letters,...
28 days ago • 4 min read
March 8, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: Competition Bureau scores a big win as Google’s constitutional challenge is dismissed Ontario’s experience with online betting reminds us that not all competition is good competition Ticketmaster has its day in court as the DOJ’s live entertainment antitrust trial kicks off in the U.S. If you enjoy Letters,...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
March 1, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: Carney’s take on bringing down the cost of living misses his anti-monopoly opportunity Goodlife flirts with the private equity playbook after Apollo investment in the Canadian fitness giant Netflix walks away from blockbuster Warner Bros. bid after Paramount goes all-in If you enjoy Letters, please...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
February 22, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: Canada leads the G7 in food inflation, what are we going to do about it? Massive majority of Canadians support greater control over social media platforms Independent grocers in New York take food giant to court over distribution changes If you enjoy Letters, please considering sharing and supporting...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
February 15, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: What comes next now that the Trump Administration has fired their antitrust chief CAMP recommendations adopted in updated Bureau merger enforcement guidance Europe moves quickly to prevent Meta from closing WhatsApp to third-party AI apps If you enjoy Letters, please considering sharing and supporting...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
February 8, 2026 Welcome to Letters from CAMP, a newsletter on anti-monopoly activity in Canada and abroad, brought to you by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project. In this instalment we have: New CAMP report released on the scam problem endemic to oligopoly online advertising Global anti-monopoly groups track Big Tech’s use of mergers to dominate in AI in 2025 U.S. DOJ and states appeal weak remedy that left Google’s search dominance intact If you enjoy Letters, please considering sharing and...
2 months ago • 4 min read