The election results are depressing. Canada voted stupid and rebooted Harper Regime 2.0 after the update.

The last bottle of cider is being drunk, time to switch to hard liquors.

Looks like a Liberal MP is finally proposing to twist the telco's arm about the cell-phone excessive pricing:

http://www.davidmcguinty.com/english/Take_Action/Petition_The_House/Petition_C_555_Frais_d_acces.html

(if you support it, please sign it)

In simple term the propose to force them to remove the "hidden" fees like system access fees, obscure tariff and others. They also propose something about unlocked handsets.

The complete bill proposal:

http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=3535409&file=4&Language=E

Short but IMHO direct.