Counterfactual

Canadian Bar Association
Counterfactual

Counterfactual is a podcast presented by the Canadian Bar Association’s Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section. The Counterfactual podcast strives to inform and entertain about topics of interest that lie at the core, intersection or even periphery of competition law and policy.

  1. NOV 21

    “The Big Fix” with Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar

    Join us as we interview Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar about their new book, “The Big Fix”, an investigation into the key issues – and potential fixes – for competition policy in Canada.

    52 min

  2. NOV 7

    Better Know the Bureau Series #2: Getting to Know Matt Chiasson (LIVE Episode Recording)

    For the Counterfactual Podcast’s first recording in front of a live audience, Matt Chiasson, Senior Policy Advisor at the Competition Bureau provides insights into his role and recent and ongoing policy work relating to the Competition Act amendments.

    38 min

  3. OCT 24

    The Competition Bureau’s AI Summit

    Join us for a spirited discussion with three participants in the Competition Bureau’s 5th Annual Competition Summit entitled “Market Dynamics in the AI Era”. We review the highlights of the AI Summit from the perspectives of a senator, journalist and competition law practitioner. What are the Competition Bureau, domestic regulatory agencies and foreign competition enforcers thinking about the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence? Is there a plan? What’s next?

    55 min

  4. OCT 10

    House of Cards? The Structural Presumption in Merger Review

    One of the many consequential recent amendments to the Competition Act, the so-called “structural presumption” for the identification of anticompetitive mergers has been the subject of robust debate. Join us for this episode as we speak with U.S. practitioner and former FTC attorney Jamie France for a rundown of the approach taken to the structural presumption in U.S. merger law – how is it applied in ordinary course merger reviews and how can it impact the advocacy of parties in merger litigation? – and a discussion of the potential impact of the presumption on Canadian law and practice.

    42 min

  5. SEP 26

    Better Know the Bureau Series #1: Getting to Know Anu Lalith-Kumar

    Anu Lalith-Kumar joins Counterfactual host Julia Potter of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP to provide insights into her background and role at the Competition Bureau as the first episode of the new “Better Know the Bureau” series.

    27 min

  6. SEP 12

    The New Greenwashing Provisions of the Competition Act: In Conversation with Julien Beaulieu

    Julien Beaulieu, Lecturer in Law at the University of Sherbrooke, returns to the Counterfactual podcast to discuss recent amendments to the Competition Act regarding environmental claims.

    41 min

  7. JUL 4

    Highlights of the CBA Competition Law Spring Conference

    CBA Competition Law Spring Conference co-chairs Josh Krane of McMillan LLP and Pascale Dionne-Bourassa of Bennett Jones LLP join counterfactual host Ian Macdonald of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP to discuss key highlights form the conference, held at the Nelligan Hotel, Montreal’s Old Port, May 1-2, 2024.

    25 min

  8. APR 30

    Dangerous Games: Combating Extremism in the IDM Sector

    Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and Kate McNeece discuss the risks surrounding foreign influence and extremism on interactive digital media platforms.

    41 min
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Counterfactual is a podcast presented by the Canadian Bar Association’s Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section. The Counterfactual podcast strives to inform and entertain about topics of interest that lie at the core, intersection or even periphery of competition law and policy.

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  • Creator
    Canadian Bar Association
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Counterfactual

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