Canadian Court Sides With Dell Against Class Actions

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist reports that the Supreme Court of Canada has just issued a new online contracting decision that removes the ability for consumers to challenge mandatory arbitration clauses found in e-commerce contracts. (Decision is here.) The case involved a lawsuit against Dell Computer, which refused to sell hundreds of mistakenly priced computers purchased on their website. Dell tried to sidetrack a class action by claiming that all consumers were required to enter arbitration due to a clause buried in its contract via a hyperlink. Geist explains why the ruling may not be as unfavorable for Canadian consumers as it seems at first, in part because some provinces have already passed laws banning e-commerce sites from blocking class-action suits."

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Re:Good idea

[sumdumass]

Canada holds it's own because the US and Britan will back them up when ever needed. I believe it was the good neighbor policy that basically says we will come to the aid of a neighboring country any time they are invaded. This was later extended to south American countries because we didn't like Europe fucking with them. This is how we got messed up in Cuba too.

Now, That being said, the Canadians aren't a bunch of pussies (or weren't). They volunteered to get into WW2 before the US thought it was worth watching. In all the world wars, we have have Canadians fighting valiantly and proficiently and they have kicked some serious ass. Don't let the fact that they have more police officers then army personal confuse anyone.

History lesson

[flyingfsck]

Uhh, the last time there was a war between Canada and the USA, Canada won and burned the White House down. That is why the White House is painted white - to hide the soot marks. This is pretty funny really, but I guess this little bit of history won't be part of US public school education...

Re:History lesson

[ianare]

I guess this little bit of history won't be part of US public school education... ... and rightfully so since:

1) The War of 1812 was between England and the USA (Canada as a country didn't exist yet)

2) The White House was always a "white house", even before the war. Furthermore it was almost completly demolished during the fire, and took much more than a paint job to fix.

Re:History lesson

[flyingfsck]

Of course, I'm poking fun at you, but Quebec also drove two US assaults back on its own. The US as a country also didn't quite exist back then...

Re:History lesson

[flyingfsck]

Oh, not to forget all the Whiskey Wars between the Hudson Bay Company and the US traders!