Ah, Canada Post. Where else can you mail a letter for only a penny per day?
The structure of the gig economy seems to include rural 'contractors' etc and is basically designed to outflank existing labour law to provide an adequate supply of indentured labour for private and crown corps.
With the threat of increasing immigration and TFWs as a goad, individuals are forced to accept jobs that offer no security or self-worth.
The culprit is the federal government. It has the authority to outlaw medieval labour practices, predatory consumer upselling and broacast law etc but prefers to allow predatory behavior than to protect its population