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- Competition Bureau Investigates Novel Case Involving Political Parties’ Collection and Use of Personal Information
January 17, 2020 In an interesting and rather novel case, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) is reportedly investigating whether three major Canadian political parties (the Liberal, Conservative and NDP parties) violated the Competition Act in relation to their collection and use of Canadians’ personal … Read more »
- Influencer Advertising: Competition Act Compliance Now a Material Concern For Brands and Agencies
January 12, 2020 Over the past several years, competition enforcement agencies have been increasing their scrutiny of false and misleading influencer marketing. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initially led the charge in terms of guidance and enforcement, which included its Endorsement Guid … Read more »
- Influencer Advertising: Competition Bureau Increases Pressure on Brands and Agencies to Comply with the Competition Act
January 1, 2020 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s new guidelines for influencer advertising. While the Bureau’s new guidelines largely reiterate previous guidance provided by the Bureau, its announcement also suggests increasing scrutiny … Read more »
- Should Advertising Regulators Enforce Wokeness?: Canadian Lawyer
September 10, 2019 In my new Canadian Lawyer column, I take a look at two recent U.K. ASA advertising decisions with potential implications for Canada. Below is an excerpt with a link to my column. ******************* In an interesting development, two ads were recently banned under new gender ster … Read more »
- Canadian Competition Law Compliance Programs: Key Requirements
August 22, 2019 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses key requirements of competition law compliance programs in Canada, in light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent shift to align its approach to recognizing compliance programs with Canada. Below is an excer … Read more »