• Consumers
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    • Documents 2004
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      • Comments on Competition Bureau’s Draft Internet Advertising Guidelines
      • Comments on the CMC draft Template for Internet Sales Contract Harmonization
      • Comments on the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction
      • Survey and Report by Consumers International
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  • Proposed amendments to the Competition Act represent a fairly balanced take on necessary refinements
  • Consumers ask Minister to fix local TV and expensive basic cable-satellite service
  • New Consumer Services Ministry Hailed by Consumer Group
  • Report Concludes Consumer Protection Usually Better in Europe
  • The Consumer Perspective of Trade & Commerce Powers: PIAC report
  • Curb those extra fees: PIAC report calls for consumer protection legislation
  • Consumer groups call on Minister Moore to “put consumers first” in the war over cable fees
  • PIAC opposes amendments to consumer product safety bill (C-6)
  • PIAC Calls for Attention to TV Switch to Digital Over the Air
  • Consumers' Gains in Copyright Bill Can be Taken Away by Media Companies : La Loi sur le droit d’auteur
  • PIAC Comments on Potential Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Legislation in Ontario
  • Whitelisting for cyber security: What it means for consumers
  • PIAC calls for a halt to Bell’s rebate hustle
  • PIAC general counsel to address the sad state of Canadian consumer protection: March 2, Carleton University
  • PIAC Calls for Changes to Competition Bureau Merger Guidelines
  • PIAC says Vertical Integration Protections Must Extend to Consumers
  • PIAC Applauds Appointment of Consumer Services Minister in Ontario
  • Consumers need more comprehensive protection for returns of online purchases
  • Consumers should be wary of risks in virtual worlds
  • Diverse Coalition forms in response to Bell’s proposed acquisition of Astral Media
  • The public demands the CRTC stop Bell’s takeover of Astral Media
  • PIAC Marks World Consumer Rights Day
  • Media Advisory: PIAC to represent consumers during CRTC hearing on mandatory distribution of television services
  • Consumers Ask CRTC to Keep Basic Television Affordable - Few Services Deserving of Mandatory Distribution on Basic Television Service
  • Consumers Ask the CRTC to Deny Bell-Astral’s Second Proposed Transaction

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