Consumer Rights

  • Scanner Code of Practice (aka not getting ripped off at the till)

    Scanner Code of Practice (aka not getting ripped off at the till)

    If you’ve bought groceries lately, you don’t need a report to tell you something is off. Prices are up, portions are down, and everything seems to taste worse. 😬 Most days, we feel like we’re splurging just by purchasing out basic staples, even when we buy them on discount. And in this high-inflation context, the

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  • My grandpappy didn’t die so you could continue sending me SPAM

    My grandpappy didn’t die so you could continue sending me SPAM

    My grandpappy fought long and hard, and gave his life for my right to an uncluttered inbox… Okay, maybe I don’t have a grandpappy that died in a spam war, but hear me out for a sec. As a Canadian, you have certain rights related to your email inbox as a commercial communications channel. Those

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  • Product Recalls, Safety Warnings, and Risk Notifications

    Product Recalls, Safety Warnings, and Risk Notifications

    As a consumer, we have rights… including the right to safety, and to information that can support that safety. Thus governments, manufacturers, and independent organizations publish safety information every day, as is their responsibility, but that information is spread across many systems and easy to miss. This page consolidates the most reliable places to check,

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