Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry.
As the Canadian telephone sales and telemarketing industry continues to grow, so has an increase in telephone sales fraud. Telephone sales fraud has become alarmingly commonplace with some studies estimating that it defrauds the public of up to $100 million. These fraudulent practices affect all Canadians but especially senior citizens.
What is the minister prepared to do or doing at this time to protect Canadians from this telephone sales fraud?