[NA-Discuss] Regional Advice sought on the application of the Consumers Council of Canada to become an ALS in Naralo

[Loris Taylor]

I welcome the CC of Canada also.

Loris Taylor
Native Public Media

> On Dec 18, 2014, at 12:23 AM, Peter Knight <ptknight at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Looks good to me, OK!
> Peter
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> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:39 AM, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I am delighted to see the application and would welcome the CCC into our
>> community.
>> 
>> On 17 December 2014 at 13:25, Judith Hellerstein <judith at jhellerstein.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Naralo Members
>>> 
>>> The Consumers Council of Canada, based in Toronto, Canada is seeking to
>>> become an ALS.  They are going through a due diligence process and I want
>>> to see approval as Acting Secretariat of other members in NARALO about
>>> their application and whether we should support their interest in
>> becoming
>>> an ALS in Naralo. I am seeking any comments you have on this group and
>> your
>>> thoughts on them wanting to become an ALS.  To meet our due date of the
>> end
>>> of this month, please send me your responses by December 24, 2014
>>> 
>>> Glenn McKnight is the person who had originally reached out them and
>>> encouraged them to apply, According to Glenn, They have been doing some
>>> interesting research funded by CIRA
>>> http://www.cira.ca/about-cira/community-investment-program/
>>> 
>>> Consumers Council of Canada develops practical guidelines for the display
>>> of findable, usable and relevant online agreements (i.e., End User
>> License
>>> Agreement, Terms of Use/Service, Privacy Policy) to improve understanding
>>> of increasingly important terms and conditions and privacy considerations
>>> relevant to most Canadians, expanding the trust required for a healthy,
>>> sustainable Internet environment.
>>> 
>>> The Council works on specific sponsored projects with private sector
>>> organizations interested in reviewing their work to improve their
>>> relationship with consumers by setting up systems or communications that
>>> better respect consumer rights and the ability of consumers to exercise
>>> their marketplace responsibilities. “ The Consumers Council also works
>>> closely with the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications
>>> Services (CCTS). http://www.ccts-cprst.ca/
>>> 
>>> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off the list.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Judith Hellerstein
>>> Acting Secretariat NARALO
>>> 
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