Lobby U.S. for anti-spam legislation

lobby US authorities to allow Canadians to register with US do-not-contact databases.

If you or Rosalind Scott want to do something about spam/phishing communications from the US, you might lobby US authorities to allow Canadians to register with US do-not-contact databases.

Keith Sketchley

Saanich

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