NDP Blasts Surveillance Pricing, Calls for Change

0:00NDP leader Abby Lewis hit the ground running by backing a motion to ban surveillance pricing, where companies use your data to jack up prices just for. You. Last week, MP Don Davies brought it to the house, but it got shot down by the government. This pricing trick lets big businesses track your habits online and charge more if they think you can pay it, hitting everyday folks hard on groceries. And flights. Lewis and his team wanted a full scrap, calling it unfair and tough economic times. Canadians are fired up, with affordability already a hot button after years of inflation bites. Polls show most hate feeling spied on for a higher bill, and this loss has opposition voices demanding real change from big core. Now the debate's buzzing wider, pulling in talks on price gouging and consumer rights. Provinces like Alberta are eyeing their own rules, while feds face pressure to act before the next election cycle. Expect more pushes from the NDP on this front, as it ties right into weaning us off over

1:00reliance on corporate giants for fair deals. That wraps Canada news today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey, with the story.