Regulation - Court decisions arising from private litigation under the common law (in Quebec, the Civil Code), and statutory remedies that supplement the common law, are an essential and often overlooked component of the regulation of businesses in Canada. [more] Full article

An unfair intercorporate transfer price system in place between Ford Motor Company of Canada and its US parent, Ford Motor Company, oppressed Ford Canada's minority shareholders, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in early 2006. However, because there was no evidence as to when these shareholders owned their shares, they were each entitled to only one day's damages. [more] Full article

CONTRIBUTORS: MICHAEL OSBORNE, JENNIFER CANTWELL, KYLE PETERSON, KENNETH DEKKER, PAUL EMERSON AND STEPHANIE GABOR UNFAIR INTERCORPORATE TRANSACTIONS OPPRESSED FORD CANADA SHAREHOLDERS An unfair intercorporate transfer price system in place between ... [more] Full article

On March 22, 2006, the Telecommunications Policy Review Panel issued a report recommending reliance on market forces and competition policy, instead of regulation, in the telecom sector. [more] Full article

Pre-trial rulings in the Competition Bureau's prosecution of David Stucky for an alleged lottery participations and prize promotions scam have held that the Bureau can share information obtained from search warrants with foreign competition authorities, and that public interest privilege cannot be established on a class basis. [more] Full article