The Canadian Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email

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The Canadian Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail, or CAUCE Canada, is a consumer organization, campaigning against what is commonly known as spam e-mail.

It advocates the creation and adoption of anti-spam laws. It is an all-volunteer organization formed in 1999 and states that it has more than 800 active members.

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