Competition Bureau’s proposed anti-greenwashing guidelines are all bark, no bite

The proposed guidelines signal a loose and flexible enforcement approach that emphasizes business interests over evidence and science.

Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell. The Competition Bureau cannot tackle greenwashing alone, nor can it completely stop it with the tools it has been given thus far, write Rosa Galvez and Alexandra Toutant.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ALEXANDRA TOUTANT

March 3, 2025

In a pivotal moment for Canada's battle against misleading environmental marketing, the Competition Act was amended last June to specifically target

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