Canada gets a No Call List

For any Canuckistani's who wish to register their home phones, cellulars, VOIP or fax numbers, just use the following link:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ENG/dncl.htm

 

Does that mean I can't call you any more?

 

You never call me anyway.

 

Kind of burying the "Canada now has telephones" lede, aren't you?

 

Canada has polite telemarketers.

I mean, why not? They have polite everything else.

 

I saw in a story somewhere that signing up to this list only blocks them from calling you for three years.

Since I don't get these sort of calls on my VOIP line right now, I expect that there will be a lot of people signing up today who will be mighty pissed in three years when their opt-out expires. Since the lists are downloaded by the telemarketing companies, I expect you'd get a boatload of calls when three years is up and suddenly all of the companies - ones you never had calls from before - have your number.

Oh, and we are polite. I actually telemarketed for NHL Oldtimers games back in my college days. Good coin. Interesting job. I considered it training for all the reader complaints I deal with today.

 

Wow. Took them long enough.

And they say we're not progressive...

 

But what if I REALLY do need new windows and doors?

 

Yeah, a DNC list should have been our priority for the last few years. By the way, how's the economy thing going?


I put my mother's number on the list. If we ever start talking again, it will give her one less thing to talk about.

 

As opposed to what? New snow plows?

 

"Congratulations Canada on preserving your national igloo"--Mike Huckabee.

Cracks me up every time