Marketplace — Season 38
Canada's Consumer Watchdog
About this season
Marketplace is a Canadian television series, broadcast on CBC Television. Launched in 1972, the series is a consumer advocacy newsmagazine, which shows investigative reports on issues such as product testing, health and safety, fraudulent business practices and other news issues of interest to product and service consumers.
Episodes (13)
1. Big Gym Ripoff
Aired 7 January 2011
How gym membership contracts affect Canadians and how some gyms are run.
2. Cure or Con?
Aired 14 January 2011
Investigating homeopathy, the fastest growing alternative health practice in Canada.
3. Incredible Shrinking Products
Aired 21 January 2011
4. Spinning a Pill
Aired 21 January 2011
Investigating the oral contraceptive Yasmin.
5. Clean Water Dirty Tricks
Aired 28 January 2011
Investigation of the sale of door-to-door water purification systems in Canada.
6. Hitting the Roof
Aired 4 February 2011 • 30 min
Investigating the world of shady roofers with contractors Mike Holmes.
7. Superbug in the Supermarket
Aired 11 February 2011
Investigating the link between the animals we eat and our resistance to antibiotics.
8. Crash and Burned
Aired 18 February 2011
Tom Harrington investigates what insurance companies don't want you to know.
9. Back on the Case
Aired 25 February 2011
We follow up on some of our favourite stories. See what's changed, and who's been busted since we "Busted" them.
10. Debt Collector Dread
Aired 4 March 2011
Debt collectors: their business can be ferocious. But when they cross the line, can you count on the rules to protect you? Erica Johnson investigates.
11. Canada's Worst Cell Phone Bill: The Sequel
Aired 11 March 2011
Taking another look at Canada's cellphone industry.
12. Lousy Labels
Aired 18 March 2011
The labels say 'organic' and 'natural' -- but are they really? Erica Johnson separates the truly green products from the 'greenwashed' -- products that look green, but really aren't -- in our top ten countdown of lousy labels.
13. Won't Get Fooled Again
Aired 1 April 2011
For the first time ever, Marketplace will be running the scams instead of exposing them.