Arguments Begin at Competition Body in Case Against Cineplex Over Online Booking Fees

Arguments Begin at Competition Body in Case Against Cineplex Over Online Booking Fees
The exterior of Cineplex Junxion Erin Mills is shown in Mississauga, Ont., on April 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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Cineplex Inc. is engaging in harmful “drip pricing” with its online booking fees, and moviegoers have no way to avoid them, says Canada’s competition czar.

A lawyer representing the competition commissioner made that argument on Feb. 28 at a Competition Tribunal hearing of the case against the movie giant.