Michael Osborne to be a panelist on the proposed
cross-border price discrimination legislation at the Canadian Bar
Association's National Competition Law Section's Fall
Conference on September 18-19
Closing the Price Gap – The Bureau's (Possible) New
Role as Price Regulator
In the Spring, the Government announced that it plans to
introduce legislation to address "price
discrimination that is not justified by higher operating costs
in Canada." The legislation would empower the Commissioner of
Competition to enforce the new framework. However, price gap
legislation would pose significant challenges for the Competition
Bureau. For example, how would the Bureau define unjustified price
differences? How would it adjust for fluctuations in the exchange
rate on a daily basis? How would it obtain the resources to
investigate and enforce cross-border price differences? And how
would businesses ensure compliance with the new framework? Join the
panel for a frank
