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abuse of dominance and deceptive market-
ing practices.
Prior to joining the Competition Bu-
reau, Boswell was a senior litigation coun-
sel for the Ontario Securities Commission,
where he largely prosecuted securities
fraud and related matters. Earlier, he pros-
ecuted criminal offences as an assistant
crown attorney for the Ministry of the At-
torney General of Ontario.
"As a lawyer, he will be more sensitive
to evidence over economic theory," says
George Addy, senior counsel at Davies
Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Toronto
and head of the firm's Competition, An-
titrust & Foreign Investment practice. "I
Competition
/
Anti-Trust Update
With a new Commissioner of Competi-
tion appointed in March, and important
competition cases expected to be decided
this year, lawyers working in Competi-
tion and Anti-trust are anticipating both
changes in the sector and a continued focus
by the Competition Bureau on the digital
economy and innovation.
Matthew Boswell has been heading up
Canada's Competition Bureau since last
May, as interim commissioner, and was ap-
pointed commissioner on March 5, 2019,
for a five-year term. As a former senior dep-
uty commissioner in the Bureau, Boswell
led numerous merger reviews and directed
major investigations into criminal cartels,
THE COMPETITION BUREAU HAS NEW LEADERSHIP AND NEW PRIORITIES
TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
BY ELIZABETH RAYMER
Regulatory
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