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Canada's Do-Not-Hesitate-To-Call List

Posted by Zonk on from the not-a-good-list dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The creation of a do-not-call list in Canada has run into trouble. Michael Geist reports that the proposal has been effectively destroyed, with exceptions for just about every telemarketer including businesses, political parties, polling companies, and charities. The government committee apparently heard from the marketers but refused to listen to consumer groups."

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  1. Re:So what? by devphaeton · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Canada is a capitalist nation, just like most modern nations. Just because you live in Canada doesn't exempt you from having your "rights" and concerns over-ridden with the more important rights and concerns of revenue making, tax-paying, politician lobbying private industries.

    Shhhhh.... you'll wake up all the Canadian neoCons that they're trying to hide from public view. Once their neoCons start spouting the Canadians won't be able to make fun of the U.S. in a global arena to differentiate themselves from the white trash to the south anymore.

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  2. Ha Ha - You are Laughing, Aren't You? by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You know, Canada is really becoming a joke among western democracies. First it finally took Ontario until today to realize that one law for all citizens is so much better than "voluntary religious arbitration panels" for family court matters. Now a Do Not Call list that doesn't appear to restrict any special interest with money. And let's not even get into multiculturism. What next? Political asylum for wanted terrorists?

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