Nova Scotia ACORN and LakeCity Works launch Computer Enrichment Program
Posted March 19, 2019
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ACORN National Convention 2019: Hamilton, Ontario
ACORN members from across the country will come together to listen to exciting guest speakers, including labour leaders, community allies, politicians and more; meet other ACORN members and leaders from across the country; attend workshops on how to build power for change; and learn the skills and tools needed to develop grassroots campaigns.
ACORN's first read on Budget 2019: Almost $23 billion in new spending, but low and moderate income Canadians underwhelmed
ACORN members, hoping for bold action to tackle the affordability crisis sweeping across many Canadian cities, were feeling underwhelmed as the federal government tabled Budget 2019, their last budget before the election in October.
The Star: Halifax activists call on Eastlink to offer low-income internet options
A small group of anti-poverty activists took to the streets of downtown Halifax on Saturday, urging Canadian telecom giant Eastlink to offer more affordable internet, as many of their competitors do.
MobileSyrup: CRTC won’t force Bell to publicly disclose sales agent compensation figures
The Fair Communications Sales Coalition filed the request in the wake of the CRTC’s hearings into allegations of unsavoury telecom sales practices
CRTC hears more calls for constraints on sales tactics of cable, internet firms
Groups representing elderly and low-income Canadians say too many companies' sales practices cross the line
MobileSyrup: Consumer groups advocate for new code of conduct, suitability rules on day two of CRTC hearings
The Fair Communications Sales Coalition delivered its testimony, arguing in favour of expanded consumer protections
CBC: Cellphone retailers fail mystery shopping test, researchers plan to tell CRTC inquiry
Researchers call for mandatory requirement to provide customers with key info in writing
CBC News: CRTC hears more calls for constraints on sales tactics of cable, internet firms
Groups representing elderly and low-income Canadians say too many companies' sales practices cross the line
MobileSyrup: Rogers, Bell, Telus to CRTC: no evidence of widespread sales practice problem
The Big Three have doubled down on their argument that there is no unsavoury sales problem in Canada’s telecom industry