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The Public Interest Advocacy Centre is a national not-for-profit corporation and a federally registered charity that protects consumer interest in regulated industries such as telecommunications, energy, financial services, privacy and transportation.
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We Fight for That! Podcast
Executive Director John Lawford (and guests) discuss the latest consumer protection stories.
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PIAC Report – Liability Waivers – An Accident Waiting to Happen?
OTTAWA – 30 December 2024 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today published its comprehensive report on consumer liability waivers. The report details the use of such waivers by businesses, largely in the sports, recreation and tourism industries against consumers pursuing otherwise well-founded legal actions for negligence for harms they suffer in such activities. […]
PIAC Annual Dinner 2024 – Speaker: Vicky Eatrides, CRTC Chairperson and CEO – Limited Tickets Still Available – Musical entertainment by Moonfruits, with special guest, Tragedy Ann
OTTAWA, ON, November 20, 2024 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s Annual Dinner will be held Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 6pm at the National Arts Centre in the Rossy Pavilion, overlooking downtown Ottawa. Our Speaker This year, the Dinner features remarks by Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). […]
We Fight for That podcast, Episode 32 – The Big Fix
EPISODE SUMMARY New PIAC Executive Director and General Counsel, Geoff White, is pleased to take the reins of the podcast and interviews Denis Hearn and Vass Bednar about their urgent, clear and accessible book, “The Big Fix”, which seeks to explain why Canada has a competition problem and how to fix it. EPISODE NOTES Geoff […]