Thompson Hill Publishing, a telemarketing company based in Montreal, pleaded guilty to making false or misleading representations and engaging in deceptive telemarketing. An investigation by the Competition Bureau found that the company operated a scheme where its telemarketers would call businesses and mislead them into thinking that they were due for a renewal of an existing listing in the business directory, when in fact the purpose of the call was to sell a new listing. Under the corporate guilty plea, Thompson Hill also agreed to pay $180,000 in fines and is banned from engaging in any telemarketing activities for five years. [more] Full article
Volkswagen recently employed a quick settlement strategy to deal with the fallout from its admission, in September 2015, that it had installed software to cheat on emissions tests on 11 ... [more] Full article
The Competition Bureau wants to make sure that mattress buyers get a good night’s sleep knowing that they actually saved money instead of receiving a fake discount. In its latest application filed ... [more] Full article
Telephone and Internet provider Comwave Networks Inc. of Toronto has agreed to pay an administrative penalty of $300,000 for false or misleading representations. Acting under the civil deceptive marketing practices provisions of ... [more] Full article
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