Canada’s Major Parties Rallying Around Telecom Pricing Issue as Election Nears

A man walks and texts on his smart phone in downtown Toronto on Oct. 30, 2017. Consumer advocates say a rare consensus is forming among the major political parties ahead of the federal election that Canadians need protecting from gouging by the country's big telecom companies. It's being called phone-bill populism, and it could be a make-or-break issue for the parties as they head toward the Oct. 21 vote. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

OTTAWA—Consumer advocates say a rare consensus is forming among the major political parties ahead of the federal election that Canadians need protecting from gouging by the country’s big telecom companies.

It’s being called phone-bill populism, and it could be a make-or-break issue for the parties as they head toward the Oct. 21 vote.