Moore set to move on anti-spam, experts say
Media | 09/17/2013 7:54 pm EDT
Canadian businesses should “dust off their copy” of Canada’ long-delayed anti-spam laws as Industry Minister James Moore is preparing to move on the file, experts say.
Passed into law in December 2010, Canada’s anti-spam laws have stalled during the implementation process as the CRTC and Industry Canada consulted on a pair of draft regulations related to the law—first in June 2012, then again in January this year—neither of which resulted in new regulations coming into force.
There were no further developments for months, until Moore, who became industry minister as part of a larger cabinet shuffle in July, invited stakeholders to a meeting last week to hear their concerns.
“Everybody’s wondering what’s happening with it,” John
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