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PIAC Welcomes Do Not Call List, Urges Consumers to Sign Up
OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomed today’s launch of the National Do...
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Major Parties Asked to Support Consumer Rights in Telecommunications
Ottawa – A coalition of consumers groups from across Canada today (Sept. 29, 2008) asked...
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Supreme Court of Canada grants leave to appeal CRTC “deferral acounts” decision
The Supreme Court of Canada today (Sept. 25) granted leave to consumer and anti-poverty groups...
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Travel Protection Initiative slams airline advertising decision
(June 20-2008)—Today the Travel Protection Initiative, a coalition of Canada’s travel industry and consumer groups,...
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New text messaging charges criticized by consumer groups
(8/07/2008)—The decision of Bell and Telus to charge $.15 per incoming text message starting this...
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Data Breach Notification Proposal is Carte Blanche for Business Data Spills
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) appeared at the stakeholder consultation meeting held by Industry...
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TELUS $2.95 Long Distance Access Charge Defeated
Media Release and Backgrounder [pdf file: 0.05mb] April 17, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TELUS $2.95...
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Ontario Natural Gas Customers to Pay $100 Million More Annually to Texas-based Owner of Union Gas
(Ottawa—16/04/08)— In a one sentence decision issued late yesterday, the Ontario Cabinet rejected an appeal...
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Make airlines advertise the real price
(PIAC – 19/03/08)—In the wake of CBC’s Feb. 27 Marketplace show, the Travel Protection Initiative...