CAPTIJN: A consumer protection law would benefit all Ontarians
World Consumer Rights Day, which falls on March 15 this year, is a global annual awareness campaign for consumer rights. The late U.S. President, John F. Kennedy was the first world leader to formally address the issue of consumer rights in 1962. In a ground-breaking speech, he said consumers should be respected and protected against market abuses and injustices, that they have the right to safety, and to be informed, to choose, and be heard. This day has been remembered since then to encourage action on important consumer rights initiatives.
