O Canada! Why are you calling me?

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Working from home has many advantages, including the chance to gain stellar insight into the workings of telemarketers. And yes, even though my family is practically a founding member of the National Do Not Call List, and damn proud of it, we still get calls, particularly from chimney cleaners and charities. In the past week, I’ve noticed that we suddenly seem to be getting a rash of telemarketing calls from the greater Toronto area, based on the 416 area code that shows up on caller ID.

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