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Competition Tribunal confirms business justification is the paramount consideration in an abuse of dominance case

On October 17, 2019, the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) rendered its decision in CT-2016-015 Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority (Decision) [PDF], dismissing the Commissioner of Competition’s (Commissioner) application.

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Top 10 most-read Inside Internal Controls posts for 2017 and Season’s greetings

We are signing off with a list of the top 10 most-read Inside Internal Controls posts for 2017. This year on the Inside Internal Controls blog we’ve been covering some of the hot topics in internal controls, governance, information technology, not-for-profit, and business management among others. The top 10 most-read Inside Internal Controls posts for 2017 include:

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Competition bureau goes after Avis and Budget for misleading advertising

The Competition Bureau announced last March that it has initiated proceedings against Aviscar, Budget and their parent company, Avis Budget Group Inc.. The Bureau alleges that the Companies engaged in false or misleading advertising in that they advertised misleading prices to consumers. The Bureau’s application seeks, among other remedies, a total of $30 million in administrative monetary penalties and refunds to affected customers.

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