1PM Do Not Call Registry
Posted Nov 9, 2011 09:43:53 AM.
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1:05 pm ‘DO NOT CALL REGISTRY’. Some unsettling information has come to light about the federal government’s ‘Do Not Call Registry’. The program was established to prevent telemarketers pestering people at home. You put your number on the registry, businesses are to check the list and refrain from calling anyone on that list. Since its inception, 460,000 Canadians are still getting those pestering calls. Guest: Mel Fruitman, Vice President of the Consumer Association of Canada. 1:30 pm With department stores rolling out their holiday decor and ‘that’ neighbor erecting his inflatable Santa and flashing white lights, are you getting in the mood to spend, spend, spend? In a year marked by economic uncertainty a Bank of Montreal poll shows Canadians will spend an average of $582.70 this year for gifts in the oncoming season versus the $613.50 polled last year. Guest: Matt McClearn, Canadian Business Magazine’s Senior Writer. Question: Will you be an ‘iffy’ shopper this year? Will your purse strings be drawn a little tighter?
