Rogers-Shaw case unexpectedly rewrote merger law, but there's still time to change that

The Rogers-Shaw deal is the largest merger to be challenged before the Competition Tribunal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Nearly two years after it was announced, the $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications remains in the news — and in a state of limbo.

Rogers and Shaw have pushed the closing date of the deal to March 31 as they wait for Canada’s Minister of Innovation François-Philippe Champagne to approve the transfer of wireless spectrum licences from Shaw to Quebecor’s Videotron subsidiary.