Thanks to Susan at Municipal World for the head’s up on this …
You may be hearing from an uninvited guest when you sit down to dinner during the next civic election.
A ruling by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission means municipal election candidates don’t have to obey the national “do not call” list, giving them access to phone numbers people had sought to seal off from nuisance callers.
The Do Not Call List and associated regulations will limit Ontario municipal candidates in their ability to
legally solicit voter support by telephone.
Background:
Effective September 30, 2008, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications
Commission (CRTC) launched the National Do Not Call List (DNCL). Canadians may register
on the List to reduce the number of telemarketing calls they receive. Businesses, organisations
and individuals wishing to make telemarketing calls are required to verify the numbers called do
not appear on the List and must comply with other restrictions. Exemptions from this restriction
apply for a municipal election but only if the calls are made on behalf of a registered political
party under provincial law. Continue reading
