When I lived in Canada, I was very excited when CASL (Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation) came out circa 2013. Having the ability to sue Canadian companies that ignored email opt-outs would have been great. The amounts are limited to $200 per violation, but up to $1 million per day total (in most cases, I'd get a few hundred dollars for 1-3 emails). And very easy to track since I generate unique aliases for each company I interact with.

Unfortunately, the ability for individuals to sue ("private right of action") was delayed in 2017, and delayed once more in 2019, IIRC. Apparently, companies complained that the max $1 million per day could be achieved by sending 5,000 unsolicited emails, which would be too easy to do if there was a mistake in their system or a new sales rep ham-fisted this without realizing the repercussions.

I love to see posts like this though, I'll be sure to attempt this if I ever get SMS spam here in USA.