Competition policy and enforcement need to be able to keep pace with business models that have emerged in the digital age. Fittingly, Canada is in the midst of a review of its Competition Act that is addressing this question.A key goal of any reform should be to deter anti-competitive practices...

Given the boom in, and media attention surrounding, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), this Commentary asks whether this new type of financing is one that fills a market gap in the financial sector, or is just a way of defrauding unsuspecting retail investors looking to invest in new startups. We...

For much of the past two decades, interest rates have fallen in Canada (and elsewhere). At the time of writing, however, with inflation well above the Bank of Canada’s 2 percent target, we are headed in the opposite direction. Where we will land over the long haul is unclear. However, it is...