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May 23, 2018

The term of Canada’s current Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, ends soon. In this respect, the CD Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council is making two general recommendations for the mandate of the next Commissioner in its new Communiqué entitled Help Wanted: Priorities for a New Competition Commissioner: first, improve the timeliness and efficiency of the Bureau’s operations; and second, ensure that the new Commissioner vigorously pursues his or her mandate to act as an independent, strong and relevant public advocate for competition.

Several of the more specific recommendations made by the Competition Policy Council include improving the timeliness for review of mergers (particularly complex mergers) and criminal matters, conducting an assessment of the Bureau’s organizational structure and being a more active advocate within government circles and externally for the role of competition in fostering a stronger Canadian economy (particularly, government policies and legislation that may distort competition).

For the full communiqué, see: here.

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