The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that the Manitoba government is looking at cracking down on so-called "differential pricing" on groceries and implementing further controls on milk as part of its continuing attempts to contain the rising cost of living. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says differential pricing refers to retailers charging different prices for the same grocery product from the same store. "An on-line grocery seller might charge people different prices based on their demographic information that have been tracked on-line," Premier Wab Kinew told Canadian Press. "Third party apps are definitely one example that we've seen. Third party delivery apps can charge people different prices based on what they know about you as an on-line consumer. And we just want to see fairness, and we want to see better prices." The issue has emerged in the United States, where a recent report by Consumer Reports and two advocacy groups said the on-line platform Instacart charged different prices for the same grocery items for on-line customers shopping at the same store. The Retail Council of Canada, which represents major grocers and others, said its members apply standard pricing.