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Consumer protections platforms

Here's what the 2026 BC Provincial Election parties are promising.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Consumer protections.
We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Consumer protections.

BC Green

  • Ban retailers from using consumers' personal data to increase the price of goods for a specific consumer

    "Introduce legislation within the first 100 days to ban retailers from using consumers’ personal data to increase the price of goods for a specific consumer (‘surveillance pricing’), following the ‘Manitoba model’ led by Premier Kinew." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Work with the federal government to ensure social media companies allow an easily accessible option to opt out of algorithmic feeds

    "Work with the Federal Government to ensure social media companies allow an easily accessible option to opt out of their algorithms - your feed, your choice." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Mandate privacy, security, transparency, and accountability where AI is used, including requiring privacy-impact assessments, disclosure when AI is used in decisions, and ways to challenge AI-assisted decisions

    "Strengthen the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to make privacy, security, transparency and accountability mandatory, including requirements for privacy-impact assessments for use of AI, disclosure when AI is involved in decision-making, and opportunities to challenge or correct an AI-assisted decision." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Consumer protections.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Consumer protections.

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