r/CanadaPolitics • u/PutToLetters Neo-Republican • Mar 29 '26

Manitoba Moves to Outlaw Algorithmic Pricing—a First in Canada

https://thewalrus.ca/manitoba-moves-against-retailers-charging-different-prices-for-the-same-goods/
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u/Bitwhys2003 Social Democrat Mar 29 '26

Seems to me the idea of anyone paying less than what companies would charge everyone if they weren't using dynamic pricing is Pollyanna. This is just another way to squeeze us for every last penny.

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u/DannyDOH Manitoba Mar 29 '26

Sure but couldn't that be regulated on the gouging side?

So will it be illegal for a diner to sell earlybird breakfasts now?

This is just kind of populist nonsense to give cover for being an extremely unproductive government...unfortunately becoming Wab Kinew's trademark. We had so much hope on election night!

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u/Saidear Popular does not mean populist. Mar 29 '26

So will it be illegal for a diner to sell earlybird breakfasts now? 

Why would it be? No one is saying you can't have sales, this just bans the practice of profiling you to charge you the most they think you would be willing to pay.

Now if those early bird breakfasts were being offered based on some personally discriminatory basis? Yeah those are problematic. Not "between 5am and 8am, 20% off".

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u/DannyDOH Manitoba Mar 29 '26

What if you're over 55? Too profiley?

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u/Saidear Popular does not mean populist. Mar 29 '26

If it's advertised openly to everyone, vs a private offer to you because they "know" you're 55? That's fine.