This fall, Marketplace will reveal what Canadians need to know to protect themselves, their families and their money from slick scams and misleading marketing claims.
Innovative, insightful and irreverent, MARKETPLACE‘s fall season will provide Canadians with the truth behind the issues that affect their daily lives, with the promise “We’ve got your back.” In every story, consumers will learn of new discoveries and obtain information that will directly affect their daily lives. The series premieres on Friday, October 30 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT)
This October, Marketplace welcomes hosts Charlsie Agro, David Common, and Asha Tomlinson, who join Erica Johnson as Marketplace’s team of experienced investigative journalists that puts to the test the products and services Canadians use every day, and holds companies and government to account. Comedian Nile Séguin also joins the program with “The Nile File,” where he turns the tables on consumer situations.
In the season premiere, Erica Johnson stakes out coffee giants Starbucks and Tim Hortons to find out how green their recycling promises really are; Asha Tomlinson takes a close look at why Canada seems to be stuck in the slow lane and if faster speed limits are actually safer; and, in the Nile File, Nile Séguin takes common social media habits to the real world to show how absurd our oversharing on the internet can be.
MARKETPLACE‘s ensemble cast of journalists will be investigating a number of relevant, topical issues during the upcoming season, including:
• Charlsie Agro—as part of CBC News’ national focus on vitamins and supplements week—will investigate supplements to see if what’s in the bottle lives up to what’s on the label.• David Common will be uncovering surprising new information about airplane safety, and some stocking stuffers you may want to be cautious about.• Erica Johnson will be offering food for thought with an investigation on best-before dates.• Asha Tomlinson will be on the road looking at how higher speed limits might make highways safer and whether popular brands of eggs really deliver on the claims their labels make.• Nile Séguin turns the tables on an annoying telemarketing scam.
As Canada’s most trusted watchdog, MARKETPLACE‘s innovative investigations will expose corruption and question trusted corporations and practices to ensure that Canadians are informed and able to make better choices in their day-to-day lives.
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A space for us all is CBC/Radio-Canada’s new strategy to modernize the public broadcaster and ensure that it continues to fulfill its mandate for Canadians and for future generations. Through to 2020, it will increase its investment in prime time television programming, and continue to create radio programs of the highest quality, while promoting the development of digital and mobile platforms and content.
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For more information, please contact:
Nicola Makoway
CBC News & Current Affairs
nicola.makoway@cbc.ca (416) 205-7673
