There's tremendous value in reversing the burden of proof in these kinds of situations. We're in a situation where somehow the rules are written such that the house always loses, the house in this case being the Competition Bureau. It's been so easy in many cases for businesses to counter the bureau's case. We need to make them do the work of showing that what they're proposing will not hurt Canadian consumers, or we'll see many more harms to Canadian consumers in the future from these deals.
On June 10th, 2024. See this statement in context.