Department of Justice Canada
Competition Bureau Legal Services 151 Yonge Street, 4th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5C 2W7
Ministère de la Justice Canada
Bureau de la concurrence Services juridiques 151, rue Yonge, 4e étage Toronto Ontario M5C 2W7
September 26, 2025 The Registrar Competition Tribunal Thomas D’Arcy McGee Building 90 Sparks Street, Suite 600 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5B4
Telephone/Téléphone: Fax /Télécopieur: Email/Courriel:
819-665-6381 416-973-5131 kevin.hong@cb-bc.gc.ca
VIA E-FILING
Dear Registrar: Re: Alexander Martin v Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google Canada Corporation, Apple Inc., and Apple Canada Inc. (CT-2025-004)
We ask that this letter be brought to the attention of Justice Little. Reference is made to the letters dated September 25, 2025 from Derek Ricci and Éric Vallières expressing an openness to having the oral hearing scheduled for October 22 and 23, 2025 be heard in person; and the letter dated September 26, 2025 from Albert Pelletier preferring that the hearing proceed by videoconference.
The Commissioner of Competition prefers to have the hearing occur by videoconference, maintaining the format set by the Direction to Counsel from Justice Little dated September 16, 2025. We consider both the costs of attending an in person hearing and the Commissioner’s limited role at the hearing. However, we recognize the Commissioner is not party to this proceeding and defer to the Tribunal’s preference regarding the format and place of hearing.
Please let us know if the Tribunal requires any further information. Sincerely,
Kevin Hong A/Senior Counsel Competition Bureau Legal Services Department of Justice Canada
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Paul Klippenstein, Competition Bureau Legal Services Albert Pelletier, Ian Literovich, and Edwina Mayama for the Applicant, Alexander Martin
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Derek Ricci, Elisa Kearney, Kent E. Thomson, Steven Frankel, Chenyang Li, and Anisha Visvanatha for the Respondents, Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, and Google Canada Corporation
William Wu, Neil Campbell, and Éric Vallières for the Respondents, Apple Inc. and Apple Canada Inc.