Rules on doorstep sales and telemarketing to be tightened again

DutchNews.nl— Stricter rules are to be brought in to protect households from aggressive telemarketers and doorstep sellers by giving them more rights to cancel on-the-spot contracts. Economic affairs minister Micky Adriaansens said the regulations needed to be tightened “because consumers are still being put under pressure on the doorstep or on the phone to sign something like a new energy contract immediately.” Telesales will be restricted to consumers who have given their explicit consent, including former...

@MichaelWestBiz—Retail sales weak as consumers tighten belts further. Shoppers had a more subdued month for retail spending in March after Taylor Swift concerts drove a flurry of sales activity in departments stores and the like in February. Retail sales slid 0.4 per cent in March, which followed a 0.2 per cent rise in February, and one per cent lift in January. The modest […]

CBC—Ontario tightens rules on cellphone use, bans vaping in schools. The Ontario government is introducing new measures to crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools as the province sees an "alarming rise" of vaping and cellphone distractions in classrooms.

The Monitor—Biden administration tightens rules for obtaining medical records related to abortion. WASHINGTON (AP) — The medical records of women will be shielded from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal, under a new rule that the Biden administration finalized Monday. The regulation, which is intended to protect women who live in states where abortion is illegal from prosecution, […]