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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. Yes! I'm moving to Canada! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would like to thank Canada for creating a place where a lonely person like me can go to have constant human contact via phone calls. I will now be able to live a much fuller life if I move to Canada.

  2. That's the last straw! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm moving to the U.S.!

  3. Simple solution by HermanAB · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't answer your phone... Mine has been on an answering machine since about 1980. We talk to each other by leaving messages on each other's machines. Keeps the phone bill down too.

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    Oh well, what the hell...
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