50 Years of CBC Marketplace Investigation: A special anniversary episode for its 50th season.
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CBC Marketplace is back with a special anniversary episode for its 50th season. For five decades, we’ve been testing people, promises and changing policies. We take you behind the scenes to reveal the tools we use to get the goods and explore the impact of our investigations.
How it all began?
Marketplace debuted as a wave of consumer activism swept across North America, led south of the border by outspoken advocates such as Ralph Nader, founder of the watchdog group Public Citizen. Here in Canada, the Liberal government of Lester Pearson had created a first-ever federal department for consumer affairs in 1967. Shortly after, provincial governments, led by Ontario and Quebec, established their own consumer protection ministries. How CBC's Marketplace began and why it's still thriving 50 years on
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