Issues and Activities

LAWN MOWERS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

Did you buy a lawnmower between 1994 and 2012?  You may be affected by the final settlements in a national class action.  The courts must approve the settlement agreements, the plan for distributing the settlement funds to class members, and the fee request of the lawyers before the claims process can begin. 

To review these documents and for more information about your rights, visit www.lawnmowersettlement.ca

Ode to ‘Big Food’ Canada – Sharing the Love

Ode to ‘Big Food’ Canada – Sharing the Love

Not content to stuff us fat with sugar, carbs and grease,
Overflowing aisles of junk to pump us all obese,
Trashing the environment and screwing local farms,
Over-processed fructose snacks and countless other harms,
The one percent of one percent, purveyors of our food,
Stand accused with foul intent: conspiring to collude.

CAC Consumer Alert   |  Travel Insurance

October 2017

Don’t leave Canada without travel insurance!

Recent events occurring outside Canada’s borders emphasize the need for all travellers to have adequate travel Insurance. And when you purchase the travel insurance policy ensure that it meets all of your needs and that your application form is correctly completed.

CAC President Tours Egg Farms as Sector Moves to Enhanced Cages

Recently, Consumers' Association of Canada President, Bruce Cran and the Consumers' Representative on the Egg Farmers of Canada, Dr. Wayne Beggs, had the opportunity to visit a number of farms and review egg farming practices covered under the recently released Pullets and Laying Hens Code of Practice. The Code of Practice spells out safe and humane handling for egg producing flocks and outlines the orderly transition of the egg sector to enhanced cages.  Cran and Beggs saw a number of egg production systems, including conventional cages, enhanced cages, free run, aviary and free range operations.  "It is clear from this tour that these operators display a high-level of concern for their flocks" noted Cran.  "We were impressed by the professionalism and commitment of the egg farmers we met".

Interview with CAC President Bruce Cran - Open Sky, May 2017

Consumers’ Association of Canada, President, Bruce Cran, talks about the benefits increased competition would have for both Canadian consumers and the Canadian airline industry, on page 6 of The Government Affairs Journal of Emirates, Open Sky, May 2017 Edition.