NDP Asks Competition Watchdog to Probe Potential Rent-Fixing by Corporate Landlords

NDP Asks Competition Watchdog to Probe Potential Rent-Fixing by Corporate Landlords
NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 6, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The NDP is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Canadian corporate landlords are using the same AI software that sparked an antitrust lawsuit in the United States.

The U.S. Justice Department filed the lawsuit last month against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to co-ordinate to hike rental prices.