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Dec 1, 2024 | 
burnabynow.com | Peter Julian
We have all noticed a troubling trend in our visits to grocery stores lately — our grocery bills have increased by 15 to 25 per cent over the past few years.
A lot of this is due to food price gouging by big grocery chains.
Families are struggling. More Canadians, including those with decent-paying jobs, are relying on food banks for their necessities.
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May 2, 2024 | 
newwestrecord.ca | Peter Julian
Exciting news.
After the NDP’s 57 years fighting for dental care to be included in the Canada Health Care Act, Canada Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is available as of Wednesday, May 1.
The first group of clients eligible for the Canada Dental Care Program (CDCP) can visit a dentist or oral health provider.
If you have registered for the CDCP and received your welcome package from Sun Life, you should have been notified of the date you can begin seeing a dentist or oral health provider.
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Dec 27, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Katherine M. Brockmeyer |Peter Julian |Lin Batsheva Kahn
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") and Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently issued final new merger guidelines. As previewed in the draft guidelines from July 2023, the final guidelines reset the standards by which competitive harm is measured and expand the types of transactions that may receive heightened scrutiny.
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Dec 23, 2023 | 
burnabynow.com | Peter Julian
Nearly 800 small businesses in New Westminster and Burnaby risk closing their doors in the New Year.
With the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan repayment deadline less than a month away, Canada’s NDP is urging Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Minister for Small Business Rechie Valdez to extend the repayment deadline and loan forgiveness to help local businesses.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Katherine M. Brockmeyer |Peter Julian |J. McDonald
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) recently introduced proposed revisions to the existing merger guidelines. The new draft guidelines, if enacted in a form similar to the current draft, would represent a seismic shift in how the agencies approach antitrust merger investigations. They expand the types of transactions expected to result in additional scrutiny and lower the threshold for market shares that may be considered problematic.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Craig Waldman |Katherine M. Brockmeyer |Peter Julian |J. McDonald |Jeremy Morrison |Peter Schwingler
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently introduced proposed revisions to the existing merger guidelines. The new draft guidelines, if enacted in a form similar to the current draft, would represent a seismic shift in how the agencies approach antitrust merger investigations. They expand the types of transactions expected to result in additional scrutiny and lower the threshold for market shares that may be considered problematic.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
concurrences.com | Craig Waldman |Katherine M. Brockmeyer |Peter Julian |Bruce McDonald
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) recently introduced proposed revisions to the existing merger guidelines. The new draft guidelines, if enacted in a form similar to the current draft, would represent a seismic shift in how the agencies approach antitrust merger investigations. They expand the types of transactions expected to result in additional scrutiny and lower the threshold for market shares that may be considered problematic.
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Jun 25, 2023 | 
burnabynow.com | Peter Julian
Every moment of this session, I’ve worked to keep the focus on one priority — fighting for you and your family.
New Democrats continue to use their power in a minority Parliament to push the Liberal government to provide support to families during this affordability crisis.
There is much work still to do, and we’re not letting up!
One of our proudest achievements this session was making significant strides in winning dental care for all Canadians.
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May 3, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Eric Enson |Rasha Gerges Shields |Peter Julian
In another setback for DOJ's antitrust enforcement agenda in labor markets, a Connecticut federal court held in U.S. v. Patel that no reasonable juror could find the defendants guilty of a no-poach market allocation scheme beyond a reasonable doubt, and prevented the case from going to the jury. This marks the fourth consecutive case in which DOJ failed to secure criminal convictions against companies and executives accused of labor-side antitrust violations, wage fixing, or no-poach agreements.
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May 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Eric Enson |Peter Julian |Lin W. Kahn |David Kiernan |John Majoras |Julia McEvoy
A Connecticut district court acquitted six defendants of criminal antitrust violations arising out of alleged employee no-poach agreements, marking the first dismissal of a U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division's ("DOJ") criminal antitrust charges as a matter of law since the early 1990s. May 2023 AlertIn another setback for DOJ's antitrust enforcement agenda in labor markets, a Connecticut federal court held in U.S. v.
