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Changes introduced in B.C. legislature would ban direct sales on high-cost items such as air conditioners and furnaces.

Government says proposed changes will modernize the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act .

Attorney General Niki Sharma says people have faced unfair contract terms and predatory sales practices on everyday items.

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