Mastodawn

Today, the NDP is calling on the Carney government to implement a national ban on surveillance pricing - before it becomes a predatory new normal in Canadian life.

Canadians are already being squeezed by the untenable cost of living. It’s time to stop the practice dead in its tracks.

#cdnpoli #NDP

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DavidM_yeg 2d ago

@avilewis

Bravo!

I have long thought we need price stability legislation: once a price is set, a retailer should be required to maintain that price for a set period of time. How long might vary by sector depending on how perishable stock is (like, a fresh fish market might need daily variability to clear stock at the end of the day).

The long-standing and most visible (for decades) example is gas pricing: there is no reason for daily or weekly fluctuations, the noise is used to mask straight up profiteering. We tolerated that for too long because it was an exception, but that was only because ‘dynamic pricing’ was too labour intensive. Now that *all* pricing is digital, establishing controls is urgent!

#CdnPoli