Should Aitkens be able to hand out $10M 'penalties' to Bell and others?

Competition Bureau Commissioner Melanie Aitken said each wireless carrier sold customers 'premium texting services' and other content such as ringtones without upfront disclosure about the fees

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau said on Friday it is suing the country's three leading phone companies for what it said was the promotion of costly premium texting services, while giving the impression that they were free. It is seeking C$10 million ($10.3 million) each from BCE Inc's Bell Canada, Rogers Communications Inc , and Telus Corp , in addition to asking them to make full refunds to customers. "Our investigation revealed that consumers were under the false impression that certain texts and apps were free," said Competition Commissioner Melanie Aitken. ...

The Competition Bureau on Wednesday cleared the way for the Maple Group consortium of Canadian banks and pension funds to take over Canada's stock exchanges.The consortium last year launched a $3.8 billion bid for TMX Group, which operates the Toronto and Montreal stock markets, after a rival effort to merge the London Stock Exchange and Toronto's bourse was scrapped.In a statement, Commissioner of Competition Melanie Aitken said she won't "challenge the proposed transaction."

Melanie Aitken, the federal commissioner of competition, will be testing for the first time new powers granted to her office last year to unwind portions of Air Canada's existing agreements with United Continental

Melanie Aitken, Commissioner of Competition, fired back at the real estate industry for what she called “personal attacks,” in a court filing with the Competition Tribunal.

Even Commissioner of Competition Melanie Aitken hinted she might need a real estate agent if she were buying or selling a house

Commissioner leaving two years ahead of schedule, made her name as aggressive watchdog

Melanie Aitken has some tips for companies who want to avoid dealing with her bureau