What does the City of Ottawa hope to hear from the throne speech?

The practice known as “drip pricing” is front and centre again in an action by the federal Competition Bureau against DoorDash and in a proposed class-action lawsuit brought by a Toronto law firm against Uber Eats. Drip pricing generally involves enticing customers by advertising low prices, but charging extra mandatory fees, usually when they are checking out. It continues to come under fire because “disclosure around pricing and fees in various consumer transactions is, at times, less than thorough and transparent,” says Mike Robb, partner with London, Ontario-based law firm,...