Season 52 Plot
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Marketplace Season 52 aired on October 11th, 2024.
Season 52 Episodes
1. Truckload of Trouble
Trucking is the lifeline of Canada's economy, and as the country faces a shortage of drivers, Marketplace uncovers shocking details about how some unqualified new recruits are finding their way onto our roads.
2. Fast-food chains serving up halal food with a side of misinformation, expired certificates
Some of Canada's most popular restaurants serve halal food, but a Marketplace investigation finds that many chains fail to answer basic questions about the halal food they serve or provide evidence to back up their certification claims.
3. Stolen in Seconds: Why aren't carmakers doing more?
Marketplace compares some of Canada's most stolen vehicles to the same makes and models sold in the U.K. and reveals how the same cars sold overseas have additional security features that aren't provided in Canadian cars.
4. Access Denied: Back on the Case
From staff training to boarding procedures and the availability of lift equipment, Marketplace puts Air Canada to the test again with the help of Paralympian Brock Richardson.
5. Lousy labels on popular products
Revealing how much ginger is really in Canada Dry's Ginger Ale; the "made from real ginger" claim was taken off of American cans after class action lawsuits there.
6. Episode 6
7. A company profiting from a boy's illness
A collage of Marketplace investigations comes together when a father finds his disabled son's story being used to sell a bogus product that claims to remove everything from pesticides to bacteria, including E.coli, from food.
8. Tipped off
Marketplace visits 100 businesses, and counts up where all your tips are going. In some provinces, it’s illegal for companies to pocket tips but we reveal it's happening anyway.