By Daniel Workman (reprinted with permission from CreditCards.com).
September 16, 2013
Many consumers are enticed when they see advertisements touting “Pay absolutely nothing upfront” or “Don’t pay a cent for 18 months” deals. These deferred payment options are a form of financing where consumers often get tagged with hefty interest fees if the purchase item is not paid off within the promotional period.
September 16, 2013
The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy has published a new report, authored by Jeffrey Church and Andrew Wilkins, looking at wireless competition in Canada (Wireless Competition in Canada: An Assessment).
September 13, 2013
The National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is holding its annual Fall Competition Law Conference from October 3-4, 2013 in Ottawa (chaired by Anita Banicevic, of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg in Toronto).
September 12, 2013
Earlier today, the OECD published a multi-year roundup of recent years’ Best Practice Roundtables on Competition Policy (see: Best Practice Roundtables on Competition Policies).
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On August 27, 2013, Facebook announced that it will now be easier for businesses to create and administer promotions (i.e., contests) on the world’s leading social-networking site. In making the announcement, Facebook said: “We’ve updated our Pages Terms in order to make it easier for businesses of all sizes to create and administer promotions on Facebook.”
September 12, 2013
On September 9, 2013, the Canadian Competition Tribunal issued the public version of its reasons dismissing the Competition Bureau’s price maintenance challenge against Visa and MasterCard.
September 12, 2013
Earlier this week, the Canadian Competition Bureau announced that it was launching a public consultation for suggestions as to where it should intervene (i.e., advocate) for more competition in key Canadian markets.
August 26, 2013
The Fraser Institute has published a new report on wireless and competition in Canada, authored by Steven Globerman, entitled An Assessment of Spectrum Auction Rules and Competition Policy. Abstract:
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