A Vancouver convenience store operator’s attempt to force Imperial Tobacco to offer it lower prices was filtered out by the Competition Tribunal. Safa Enterprises Inc. operates “My Convenience Store”. Its competitor, New Hasty Market, pays less than it for tobacco products under Imperial’s Preferred Pricing Program. New Hasty Market is thus able to sell cigarettes cheaper than My Convenience Store. Imperial has told My Convenience Store that it is not eligible for the Preferred Pricing Program. Safa therefore brought an application to the Competition Tribunal seeking leave to bring an application against Imperial under the Competition Act’s price maintenance provisions. ... [more] Full article
The Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario and the Insurance Bureau of Canada have settled UCDA’s refusal to deal case. UCDA is a trade association representing 4,500 Ontario car dealers. ... [more] Full article
What do hockey, chickens, and airlines have in common? They have all been the subject of recent private applications in the Competition Tribunal. On April 11, the Tribunal refused leave ... [more] Full article
After a 10 year struggle, Robert Gauthier, proprietor of now defunct The National Capital News Canada tried unsuccessfully to renew his application to the Competition Tribunal to force the Speaker of the House of Commons to grant him access to the Parliamentary Press Gallery. [more] Full article
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