Michael Jenkin

Michael Jenkin has served as a senior policy and research manager with the Government of Canada for over thirty years, including 15 years as Director General of the Office of Consumer Affairs at Industry Canada. Jenkin was also the Chair of the Committee on Consumer Policy at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development from 2006-14.

Articles by this author

Embedding consumer protection in competition policy

Governments have good reason to take consumer protection seriously, and not just because of the massive contribution consumer spending makes to the economy, nor the fact that consumers are also voters. Consumers today are key …

The steady decline of consumer protection in Canada

How nations approach consumer issues, and the administrative and legal regimes they put into place, is almost always a reflection of their unique economic, political and social history. Canada is no exception to that rule. …