A joint CBC Marketplace/Go Public investigation using hidden cameras is exposing the deceitful tactics being used to trick consumers into overpriced long-term rental contracts for new heating and cooling equipment — and more.
A Marketplace producer went undercover, posing as a homeowner, to test what is behind the flood of complaints coming in from across the country, despite government attempts to fix the problem.
Watch Marketplace tonight at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC-TV and CBC Gem.
Legal experts say what was uncovered is typical of the way some HVAC rental companies work, costing homeowners far more than the equipment
