<![CDATA[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.]]>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.

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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).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/DavidM_yeg/statuses/116401281473421951https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/DavidM_yeg/statuses/116401281473421951Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:56:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:56:40 GMT]]>@avilewis

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!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/DavidM_yeg/statuses/116401281493705900https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/DavidM_yeg/statuses/116401281493705900Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:56:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:36:26 GMT]]>@avilewis simple system could work.
The company can earn max 5 of all employees salary
And all salaries can be min 1 max 5

Not above 5 with the more work or whatever...

So I say 1k - 5k$

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/MilitaryG/statuses/116400965959488072https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/MilitaryG/statuses/116400965959488072Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:36:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:33:02 GMT]]>@arrrg @avilewis yeah I see billionareis making billions of jobs.... Oh wait there are little jobs maybe 5k and with minimum salary. Oooooooo making jobs noooooo.... S quizzing money

If workers don't have money. It's simple they can't sell anything. Workers die out of starvation - hey it's his fault he's not working. Money to the people and you'll have plenty of jobs.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/MilitaryG/statuses/116400952592907843https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/MilitaryG/statuses/116400952592907843Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:33:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:15:40 GMT]]>@avilewis I saw these automatic digital price labels at Farm Boy, and only realized they were digital when one changed next to me. They look like paper, almost undetectable. I hate them already.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JoBlakely/statuses/116400648378971067https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JoBlakely/statuses/116400648378971067Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:15:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:28:53 GMT]]>@avilewis Some might reasonably suggest that this could be a good thing, i.e. people with more money are charged more. But this technology is not built for social justice, it is built to make money. What actually happens is that people with fewer options are charged more. The wealthy retiree can drive to other stores to price shop, while the single mother with three jobs has not the time or necessarily money for that, and will sigh and pay the extra she can't afford. From an equity perspective It is exactly the wrong people who suffer from this practice.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/mlohbihler/statuses/116399756662425464https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/mlohbihler/statuses/116399756662425464Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:28:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:40:05 GMT]]>@avilewis thank you for this call. It’s timely and important. How about turning your attention to data privacy and sovereignty more broadly after that?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c18.masto.host/users/mirijb2/statuses/116399564746123840https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c18.masto.host/users/mirijb2/statuses/116399564746123840Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:40:05 GMT