Melanie L. Aitken

Competition commissioner
Canadian Competition Bureau

Melanie L. Aitken, commissioner of competition at Canada's Competition Bureau, is responsible for the administration and enforcement of Canada's Competition Act and three labeling statutes: the Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act, the Precious Metals Marking Act, and the Textile Labeling Act. As keynote speaker at a Canadian Bar Association conference earlier this year, she reiterated her goal: "stay the course." She has been listed as a leading competition and antitrust lawyer in Chambers Global, The World's Leading Lawyers, and as a member of the top 40 under 40 by Lexpert in 2005. The Competition ... Bureau initiated a proceeding against the Toronto Real Estate Board in May, claiming that the board was restricting competition because it didn't allow consumers to view detailed property information via Virtual Office Websites. The board has denied it is restricting competition, and proposed policy revisions in June. Additionally, the Canadian Real Estate Association has been granted the right to participate in the proceeding, which is due for a hearing in 2012.

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