Competition Tribunal Tribunal de la Concurrence Reference: Commissioner of Competition v. Air Canada, 2001 Comp. Trib. 2 File no.: CT2001002 Registry document no.: 2
IN THE MATTER of an application by the Commissioner of Competition under section 79 of the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, as amended;
AND IN THE MATTER of the Regulations Respecting Anti-Competitive Acts of Persons Operating a Domestic Service, SOR/2000-324 made pursuant to subsection 78(2) of the Competition Act;
AND IN THE MATTER of certain practices of anti-competitive acts by Air Canada. B E T W E E N: The Commissioner of Competition (applicant)
and Air Canada (respondent)
Date of consultation: 20010305 Member: McKeown J (Chairman) Date of order: 20010306 Order signed by: W.P. McKeown
ORDER REGARDING INTERVENTION
[1] UPON HEARING counsel for the parties on Monday, March 5, 2001, regarding the need for an expeditious disposition of the Commissioner’s application brought pursuant to section 79 of the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34;
[2] AND FURTHER TO the consent of the parties; [3] THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT: (a) The time limit for filing any request for leave to intervene stated at subsection 27(4) of the Competition Tribunal Rules is hereby waived. Any request for leave to intervene in this matter shall be filed by 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, April 5, 2001.
(b) A party served with a request for leave to intervene may serve and file a response to the request on the person making the request and on each of the parties by noon (EDT) on Tuesday, April 10, 2001.
(c) A pre-hearing conference shall be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) in Toronto, Ontario, to deal with any request for leave to intervene and procedural matters.
DATED at Ottawa, this 6 th day of March, 2001. (s) W.P. McKeown
APPEARANCES: For the applicant: The Commissioner of Competition Donald B. Houston For the respondent: Air Canada Katherine Kay Lawson A.W. Hunter, Q.C.