From Funnel Cakes to Food Apps: Competition Bureau Takes Aim at Drip Pricing

The Canadian Competition Bureau has launched two separate legal actions against major companies for allegedly engaging in misleading pricing practices, continuing its crackdown on so-called “drip pricing.” On June 6, 2025, the Bureau announced that it is suing DoorDash, alleging that the food delivery platform advertised prices and discounts that did not reflect the true cost to consumers. According to the Bureau, DoorDash’s online and in-app listings often excluded mandatory fees until the final stages of the checkout process, potentially misleading consumers about the actual price of their orders. Just weeks earlier, on May 23, 2025, the Bureau filed a similar ... [more] Full article
AGM remembers The Honourable Roy McMurtry, K.C., 1932 – 2024
The lawyers and staff of Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP send our condolences to the family of The Honourable Roy McMurtry, K.C., who passed away recently, on March 18, 2024. Roy ... [more] Full article
It has a name! New Self-Regulatory Organization (finally) announces its new name
On January 1, 2023, the amalgamation of investment industry self-regulatory organizations, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (“MFDA”) became official. ... [more] Full article
MFDA and IIROC Members vote to amalgamate and form “New SRO”
In a vote held on September 29, 2022, members of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) voted and passed ... [more] Full article
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