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[[The National (CBC)|The National]] airs a weekly segment that is based on the week's episode on Thursday nights.
[[The National (CBC)|The National]] airs a weekly segment that is based on the week's episode on Thursday nights.

== Episodes ==
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=== 2014–2015 season ===
The 2014–2015 season was the 42nd season of Marketplace.<ref name=":0" />

{| class="wikitable"
!Episode
!Title
!Description
!Airdate
|-
|1
|Canada's Dumbest Charge [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/canadas-dumbest-charge]
|Marketplace looks at five viewer-nominated fees that Canadians find frustrating, including [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] fees, airline seat selection fees, paper bill fees, [[Ticketmaster]] fees and [[Bell Canada|Bell]]'s touch-tone fee.
|October 17, 2014
|-
|2
|Truth Behind the Trend [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/is-gluten-free-healthier-the-truth-behind-the-trend]
|Marketplace looks at the rise in popularity in [[Gluten-free diet|gluten-free]] products and questions the science behind the popular trend diet.
|October 24, 2014
|-
|3
|Remedy or Ripoff? [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/natural-cures-remedy-or-ripoff] and Recall Rants [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/car-recalls-recall-rants]
|Marketplace looks at four natural remedies to see if they live up to claims, including [[Cold-fX|Cold-FX]] and [[Mehmet Oz|Dr. Oz]]'s detox cleanse diet. In a separate segment, Marketplace looks at what consumers need to know about car recalls.
|October 31, 2014
|-
|4
|Faking It [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/online-reviews-faking-it]
|Marketplace looks at how easy it is for companies to buy fake reviews and a fake reputation online. Marketplace creates a fake company and buys reviews to see how easy and convincing fake reviews can be.
|November 7, 2014
|-
|5
|Fuel Proof [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/gas-mileage-fuel-proof]
|Marketplace looks at [[Fuel efficiency|fuel-efficiency ratings]] and whether they give car buyers an accurate picture of gas mileage.
|November 14, 2014
|-
|6
|Battle of the Sexes [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/who-pays-more-men-or-women-battle-of-the-sexes] and Busted: Lasik MD [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/lasik-md-how-many-people-actually-get-the-low-advertised-price]
|Marketplace looks at the difference between women's and men's products.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Who pays more: men or women? Battle of the Sexes – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/who-pays-more-men-or-women-battle-of-the-sexes|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref> And Marketplace looks at how many people get the low price that Lasik MD advertises.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lasik MD: How many people actually get the low advertised price? – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/lasik-md-how-many-people-actually-get-the-low-advertised-price|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|November 21, 2014
|-
|7
|Shot of Confusion [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/vaccines-shot-of-confusion]
|Marketplace looks at the advice that some homeopaths give parents about "vaccine alternatives."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Vaccines: Shot of Confusion – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/vaccines-shot-of-confusion|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|November 28, 2014
|-
|8
|Paws for Concern [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/pet-safety-paws-for-concern]
|Marketplace looks at pet safety products including car harnesses for dogs and flea collars and finds out if they keep your pet, and family, safe.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Pet Safety: Paws for Concern – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/pet-safety-paws-for-concern|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|December 5, 2014
|-
|9
|Repairmen Unplugged [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/appliances-repairmen-unplugged]
|Marketplace looks at why many new appliances don't last.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Faulty Appliances: Repairmen Unplugged – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/appliances-repairmen-unplugged|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|January 9, 2015
|-
|10
|Juicy Secrets [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/orange-juice-juicy-secrets]
|Marketplace looks at how "premium" orange juice is made, and if it is as fresh as many consumers think.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Orange juice: Juicy Secrets – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/orange-juice-juicy-secrets|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|January 16, 2015
|-
|11
|Dispensing Danger [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/pharmacy-error-dispensing-danger]
|Marketplace uses hidden camera to expose how pharmacy errors can happen, and reveals that there's little mandatory tracking of mistakes.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Pharmacy Error: Dispensing Danger – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/pharmacy-error-dispensing-danger|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|January 23, 2015
|-
|12
|Stash Your Cash [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/money-tips-stash-your-cash]
|Marketplace looks at tourism fees and other charges that consumers don't always have to pay.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Money Tips: Stash Your Cash – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/money-tips-stash-your-cash|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|January 30, 2015
|-
|13
|No Free Ride [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/ambulance-fees-no-free-ride]
|Marketplace looks at how ambulance fees vary across the country and the toll they take on patients.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ambulance Fees: No Free Ride – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/ambulance-fees-no-free-ride|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|February 6, 2015
|-
|14
|Food Fiction [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/healthy-food-or-lousy-labels-food-fiction]
|Marketplace looks at misleading healthy language on food labels.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Healthy food or lousy labels? Food Fiction – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/healthy-food-or-lousy-labels-food-fiction|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|February 13, 2015
|-
|15
|Doing Good, Feeling Bad [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/checkout-charity-doing-good-feeling-bad]
|Marketplace investigates stores that collect charity donations at checkout counters, and how much consumers can find out about where the money is going.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Checkout Charity: Doing Good, Feeling Bad – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/checkout-charity-doing-good-feeling-bad|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|February 20, 2015
|-
|16
|Uneasy Money [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/easy-loans-uneasy-money]
|Marketplace investigates the business tactics of installment loan company [[Easyfinancial]] and how much the loans really cost consumers.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Easy Loans: Uneasy Money – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/easy-loans-uneasy-money|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref> Marketplace also looks into collateral mortgages and if banks are telling clients what they need to know.
|February 27, 2015
|-
|17
|Dumb Charge Countdown [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/dumb-charge-countdown]
|Marketplace looks back at the five dumbest charges, as nominated and voted on by viewers.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dumb Charge Countdown – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/dumb-charge-countdown|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|March 6, 2015
|-
|18
|Licence to Deceive [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/drugstore-remedies-licence-to-deceive]
|Marketplace makes up a fake children's fever remedy to show how easy it is for some products to be licensed by Health Canada as "safe and effective" with little or no evidence.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Drugstore remedies: Licence to Deceive – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/drugstore-remedies-licence-to-deceive|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|March 13, 2015
|-
|19
|Grocery Games [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/shrinking-products-grocery-games]
|Marketplace reveals how food manufacturers shrink packaging in ways that are sometimes difficult to spot.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Shrinking products: Grocery Games – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/shrinking-products-grocery-games|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|March 20, 2015
|-
|20
|Gene Genie [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/dna-testing-gene-genie]
|Marketplace investigates home DNA kits and finds out how much they can tell consumers about their health future.<ref>{{Cite web|title = DNA testing: Gene Genie – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/dna-testing-gene-genie|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|April 3, 2015
|-
|21
|Mind Games [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/brain-training-mind-games]
|In the special one-hour season finale, Marketplace host Tom Harrington looks at the industry around brain training games and activities that promise to help stave off cognitive decline.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Brain Training: Mind Games – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2014-2015/brain-training-mind-games|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|April 10, 2015
|}

=== 2015–2016 season ===
The 2015–2016 season was the 43rd season of Marketplace.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = About the Show – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/about/|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref> It aired October 30, 2015 to April 8, 2016.

{| class="wikitable"
!Episode
!Title
!Description
!Airdate
|-
|1
|Coffee cups [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/coffee-cups], Speed limits [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/speed-limits-is-faster-safer] and Nile File [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/nile-file-facebook]
|Marketplace investigates if [[Starbucks]] and [[Tim Hortons]] recycle paper cups from in-store recycling bins.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Coffee cups: Do Starbucks and Tim Hortons really recycle? – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/coffee-cups|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref> And the show looks at speed limits on Canadian highways.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Speed limits: Is faster safer on the highway? – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/speed-limits-is-faster-safer|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref> Comedian Nile Seguin looks at oversharing on [[Facebook]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Facebook oversharing with Nile Séguin: The Nile File – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/nile-file-facebook|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|October 30, 2015
|-
|2
|Best before dates: How supermarkets sell you old food [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/best-before]
|Marketplace talks to grocery store workers who explain how stores tamper with best before dates to extend the shelf life of products including meat, produce and baked goods.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Best Before: How supermarkets sell you old food – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/best-before|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|November 6, 2015
|-
|3
|Exposed: Hidden camera and undercover investigations [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/exposed]
|Marketplace looks at how and why the show uses hidden cameras to expose stories including shows on dirty hotel rooms, oil change scams and "peegate."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hidden camera and undercover investigations: Exposed! – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/exposed|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|November 20, 2015
|-
|4
|Retail tricks [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/retail-tricks]
|Marketplace looks at how stores use behavioural psychology to get consumers to stay in stores longer and spend money on products on impulse purchases.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Retail tricks: How stores make you spend more – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/retail-tricks|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|November 27, 2015
|-
|5
|Tow truck tricks [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/tow-truck-tricks] and Flyer Fail
|Marketplace looks at tow truck scams that target drivers who have been in an accident, and the kickbacks that some tow-truck drivers get from auto body repair shops.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tow truck tricks: How not to get taken after an accident – Episodes – Marketplace|url = http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/tow-truck-tricks|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2015-12-02}}</ref>
|December 4, 2015
|-
|6
|Sale Fail [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/sale-fail]
|Marketplace compares the quality of products at outlet and retail stores, and looks at the "compare at" price at Winners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/sale-fail|title=When is a sale really a sale? Some bargains are not the real deal}}</ref>
|January 8, 2016
|-
|7
|Toxic Jewelry [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/toxic-jewelry]
|Marketplace tests jewelry from popular retailers including Ardene and Aldo for the toxic heavy metal cadmium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/toxic-jewelry|title=Toxic jewelry: What's in the cheap jewelry you buy – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|January 15, 2016
|-
|8
|Snack attack [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/snack-attack] and Supplements [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/supplements]
|Marketplace looks at nutrition labels on snack foods<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/snack-attack|title=Snack Attack: How to avoid the tricks of your treats – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> and explains what happened to its investigation on supplements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/supplements|title=Supplements: What happened with our investigation – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|January 22, 2016
|-
|9
|Are you being served? [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/self-serve] and Coffee cups update [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/coffee-cups-update]
|Marketplace looks at whether self-service machines, such as self-checkouts, benefit customers or companies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/self-serve|title=Are you being served? Do self-service machines benefit consumers? – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> Marketplace finds out what has changed since its coffee cups investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/coffee-cups-update|title=Coffee cups: Update. What's happening to your cups? – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|January 29, 2016
|-
|10
|Are you prepared? [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/flight-safety] and Nile File [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/nile-file-telemarketers]
|Marketplace looks at flight safety demonstrations and whether they include key information that could help you in an emergency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/flight-safety|title=Flight safety: Are you prepared for an emergency? – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> Comedian Nile Seguin turns the tables on telemarketers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/nile-file-telemarketers|title=Nile File: Turning the tables on telemarketers – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|February 5, 2016
|-
|11
|Cellphone bill busters [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/cellphones]
|Marketplace follows three people who try to get their bill problems with major telecommunications companies fixed, and shows consumers how they can lower their bills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/cellphones|title=Cellphone Bill Busters: How to lower your bill – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|February 12, 2016
|-
|12
|Tired doctors [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/tired-doctors]
|In most of Canada, medical residents can work shifts up to 30 hours. Marketplace looks at what this means for patient safety.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/tired-doctors|title=Tired doctors: How your doctor's schedule could harm your health – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|February 19, 2016
|-
|13
|Are we racist? [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/are-we-racist]
|In a one-hour investigation, Marketplace tests consumer racial profiling, racism in the rental housing market, and whether bystanders intervene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/are-we-racist|title=Are we racist? A special one-hour investigation – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|February 26, 2016
|-
|14
|Restaurant dress codes [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/restaurant-dress-codes]
|Should waitresses have to dress sexy? Marketplace looks at the dress codes at popular family restaurant chains.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/restaurant-dress-codes|title=Restaurant dress codes: Should dressing sexy be a job requirement? – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|March 4, 2016
|-
|15
|Egg crackdown [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/egg-crackdown]
|What do "ethical" egg labels actually mean? Marketplace looks at the conditions for chickens, and how that affects the nutrition of eggs you buy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/egg-crackdown|title=Egg crackdown: Are ethical eggs actually better? – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|March 11, 2016
|-
|16
|Cellphone bill shock [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/cellphone-bill-shock] and Hospital parking update [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/hospital-parking-pain-update]
|Marketplace looks at how the policy for data on some family cellphone plans can lead to big bills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/cellphone-bill-shock|title=Cellphone Bill Shock: What you need to know about family plans – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> And an update to a story about how hospital parking really costs patients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/hospital-parking-pain-update|title=Hospital Parking Pain Update: The real price for patients – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|March 18, 2016
|-
|17
|Car theft [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/car-theft] and Tourism fee [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/update-niagara-falls-tourism-fee]
|Marketplace looks at how thieves could hack into cars to break in or steal them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/car-theft|title=Car Theft: Cars are getting smarter. So are thieves – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> And the tourism fee in Niagara Falls has gone up, but can consumers opt out?<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/update-niagara-falls-tourism-fee|title=Niagara Falls Tourism Fee: Do you have to pay it? – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|April 1, 2016
|-
|18
|Trouble in the classroom [http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/trouble-in-the-classroom]
|Marketplace finds gaps in what parents can find out about teachers who have been disciplined, and gets records from across the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/trouble-in-the-classroom|title=Trouble in the classroom: Can you find out if your teacher has been disciplined? – Episodes – Marketplace|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>
|April 8, 2016
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:58, 14 February 2023

For other uses, see Marketplace (disambiguation).
Marketplace
The most recent version of the show's logo.
Also known asCBC News: Marketplace
GenreNewsmagazine
Investigative Journalism
Consumer Affairs
Presented byCharlsie Agro
David Common
Asha Tomlinson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons50[1]
No. of episodes500
Production
Executive producerNelisha Vellani (executive producer)
ProducersKathleen Coughlin
Anu Singh

Greg Sadler
Jeremy Macdonald
Stephanie Matteis
Tyana Grundig
Katie Pedersen
Jenny Cowley
Caitlin Taylor
Eric Szeto<Andrew Sampson
EditorsSimon Parubchak
Aaron Taylor
Running time22 minutes
Production companyCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release5 October 1972 (1972-10-05) –
present

CBC Marketplace is a Canadian investigative consumer program which has been broadcast on CBC Television since 1972.[2] The program investigates consumer reports on issues such as product testing, health and safety, fraudulent business practices, and also tests government and industry promises.

History

The program was influential in the banning of urea formaldehyde foam insulation and lawn darts in Canada, the legislation of warnings on exploding pop bottles, successful prosecution of retailers for false advertising, new standards for bottled water and drinking fountains, new regulations to make children's sleepwear less flammable, and the implementation of safer designs for children's cribs.

In recent years, the program's reporting has exposed the illegal dumping and burning of Canadian plastic recycling in Malaysia, the sale of fake university degrees to Canadian professors and social workers, and its hidden camera investigations documented hygiene issues in hospitals, misleading sales practices, and violence and neglect in long-term care homes.

Investigations have led to corporate and government changes: Google Maps launched a review of the country's locksmith listings after the identification of dozens of fake listings and reviews. Ontario's real estate board launched an investigation and review of its agents after the program documented agents breaking rules around “double-ending”.

When the program's original lab testing found dangerous levels of cadmium in jewelry sold by Ardene and Aldo, journalists travelled to China to expose how these chemicals end up on Canadian store shelves. The episode prompted an investigation by Health Canada and changes in the companies’ suppliers.

One of its most popular programs involved an international investigation tracking the people behind those annoying fake Canada Revenue scams and tech support scams. The reporting triggered “Project Octavia”, a criminal investigation by the country's top police force (RCMP). In February 2020, journalists were granted exclusive access to document the arrest of Canadian “super money mules” alleged to have been working with criminals in India to defraud Canadian victims.

Marketplace was originally hosted by Joan Watson and George Finstad. Other hosts have included Bill Paul, Harry Brown, Norma Kent, Jacquie Perrin, Christine Johnson, Erica Johnson, Jim Nunn, Tom Harrington and Wendy Mesley. The program's current hosts are David Common, Charlsie Agro and Asha Tomlinson.[3]

Early seasons of the program had a theme song, "The Consumer", which was written and performed by Stompin' Tom Connors. For several years, every episode would begin with Connors singing the song, which became a hit.

The National airs a weekly segment that is based on the week's episode on Thursday nights.

References

  1. ^ "Marketplace". CBC Media Centre.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Marketplace". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
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