On Thursday, the Competition Tribunal heard its second day of arguments in the infamous Cineplex case. It’s an outcome that could decide whether movie theatre companies are allowed to charge customers additional fees for buying movie tickets online. Back in 2022, the tribunal had labeled ‘junk fees’ as a harmful business practice. Do we need to add more teeth to today’s junk fee legislation? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Eddie Ning, an Assistant Professor of Marketing and Behavioural Science at UBC’s Sauder School of Business.

<p>On Thursday, the Competition Tribunal heard its second day of arguments in the infamous Cineplex case. It’s an outcome that could decide whether movie theatre companies are allowed to charge customers additional fees for buying movie tickets online. Back in 2022, the tribunal had labeled ‘junk fees’ as a harmful business practice. Do we need to add more teeth to today’s junk fee legislation? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Eddie Ning, an Assistant Professor of Marketing and Behavioural Science at UBC’s Sauder School of Business.</p>

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