Canada to do away with legacy cartel cases

Monday, 06 February 2012

Competition Commissioner Melanie Aitken
Melanie Aitken, commissioner of competition at Canada’s Competition Bureau, says the enforcer plans to close four of its legacy cartel cases by 1 April if there is no further progress in the investigations. Ron Knox in Vancouver

Aitken ushers in next phase of Canadian enforcement

Friday, 07 October 2011

Aitken says the bureau is increasing its enforcement activity
Canada’s commissioner of competition, Melanie Aitken, says the country’s Competition Bureau has shifted gears, from an agency focused on developing guidance and adjusting to a new competition law, to one that is ready and willing to go after lawbreakers. Ron Knox in Gatineau.

An interview with Melanie Aitken

Premium Article - Thursday, 18 November 2010

Melanie Aitken
Melanie Aitken was, in many ways, in the right place at the right time. In December 2008, when Aitken took over as Interim Commissioner of Canada’s Competition Bureau, the country was only three months away from ushering in the most extensive changes to its competition laws in a quarter of a century – changes she was tasked with overseeing and implementing. Now, Aitken sits down with Ron Knox in Vancouver to discuss the new laws and what the future may hold for Canadian competition enforcement

Aitken says bureau is streamlining enforcement practices

Premium Article - Friday, 01 October 2010

Canada's Competition Bureau has taken strides toward streamlining how it enforces the country's new competition laws, but has some distance left to travel, Melanie Aitken, Canada's competition commissioner said yesterday at a Canadian Bar Association event. Ron Knox in Gatineau.

BA hit with air cargo fines in Canada

Premium Article - Monday, 02 November 2009

British Airways last week became the fifth airline to plead guilty in Canada to its role in an international air cargo cartel.

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